{
    "term": "cup",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "image": "data/images/cu/cups.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a small container that is like a bowl in shape, usually with a handle, used for drinking tea, coffee, etc.",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He filled the cup with water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **coffee cup**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **cup and saucer**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a plastic/paper cup"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Customers don't like drinking out of plastic cups."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He raised his cup to his lips."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was so thirsty that she drained her cup."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["empty", "full", "half-empty"],
                "verb + cup": ["fill", "refill", "drain"],
                "cup + verb": ["contain something"],
                "cup + noun": ["holder"],
                "phrases": ["a cup and saucer"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the contents of a cup",
            "sensetop": "cup of something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She drank the whole cup."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Would you like a cup of tea?",
                    "contextForm": "cup of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Enrique stirred his fourth cup of coffee of the day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I drink about ten cups of coffee a day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I like a good strong cup of tea first thing in the morning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm making tea. Can I pour you a cup?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "My coffee was cold, so I ordered a fresh cup."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You sit down and I'll make you a nice cup of tea."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["strong", "fresh", "hot"],
                "verb + cup": ["offer somebody", "make (somebody)", "pour (somebody)"],
                "preposition": ["cup of"],
                "phrases": ["a nice cup of tea"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a gold or silver cup on a stem, often with two handles, that is given as a prize in a competition",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's **won** several **cups** for skating."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **lifted the cup** *(= won)* for the fifth time this year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cup will be presented to the winning team by the president himself."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Who won the cup?"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["challenge", "knockout", "American"],
                "verb + cup": ["win", "lose", "present (somebody with)"],
                "cup + noun": ["competition", "clash", "match"],
                "phrases": ["the first, etc. round of the cup"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a sports competition in which a cup is given as a prize",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the World Cup"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team finished runners-up in the league and cup."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They lost to Portugal in the World Cup quarter finals."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Will Liverpool secure a place in next year's UEFA Cup?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were the surprise winners of last year's America's Cup."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sunderland beat Port Vale at the beginning of their cup run (= a series of winning games in a competition to win a cup)."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the Ryder Cup competition"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were the first Turkish team to win a major cup competition."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team are ready for next week's World Cup clash with Italy."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["challenge", "knockout", "American"],
                "verb + cup": ["win", "lose", "present (somebody with)"],
                "cup + noun": ["competition", "clash", "match"],
                "phrases": ["the first, etc. round of the cup"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a unit for measuring quantity used in cooking mainly in the US; a metal or plastic container used to measure this quantity",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "two cups of flour and half a cup of butter"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["empty", "full", "half-empty"],
                "verb + cup": ["fill", "refill", "drain"],
                "cup + verb": ["contain something"],
                "cup + noun": ["holder"],
                "phrases": ["a cup and saucer"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a thing that has the shape of a cup",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The device has a suction cup to attach it to the wall."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "one of the two parts of a bra that cover the breasts",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a C cup"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "a drink made from wine mixed with, for example, fruit juice",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "the hole on the green, or the metal container inside it, that you must get the ball into",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "a piece of plastic that a man wears over his sex organs to protect them while he is playing a sport",
            "labels": "(North American English)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "having drunk too much alcohol",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He gets very maudlin when he's in his cups."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "not what somebody likes or is interested in",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "An evening at the opera isn't everyone's cup of tea."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's nice enough but not really my cup of tea."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "nothing is completely certain until it really happens because things can easily go wrong",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kʌp/",
                "audio": "cu/cup/cup__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kʌp/",
                "audio": "cu/cup/cup__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English: from popular Latin cuppa, probably from Latin cupa ‘tub’."
}