cup

Definitions of cup
  1. noun
    a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
    synonyms: bak, bakje, beker, bokaal, drinknap, kop, kopje, nap, tas, wedstrijdbeker
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    drinknap, nap
    a cup (usually without a handle)
    miskelk
    a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup
    koffiekop, koffiekopje, mokkakopje
    a cup from which coffee is drunk
    drinkbeker
    a disposable cup made of paper; for holding drinks
    theekop, theekopje
    a cup from which tea is drunk
    espressokopje
    small coffee cup; for serving black coffee
    type of:
    container, laadkist
    any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
  2. noun
    a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition
    synonyms: beker, bokaal, wedstrijdbeker
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    type of:
    dagprijs, trofee, zegeteken
    something given as a token of victory
  3. noun
    the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green
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    type of:
    bekken, gaatje, gat, hol, holte
    an opening deliberately made in or through something
  4. noun
    cup-shaped plant organ
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