cup vs glass

cup

noun
  • A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle. 

  • That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion of blessings and afflictions. 

  • A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia. 

  • A Canadian unit of measure equal to 8 imperial ounces (¹⁄₂₀ imperial gallon; 227.3 mL) or 250 mL. 

  • A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction. 

  • The main knockout tournament in a country, organised alongside the league. 

  • The contents of said vessel. 

  • A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit. 

  • Anything shaped like a cup. 

  • The symbol ∪ denoting union and similar operations. 

  • A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole. 

  • Prefixed with a letter, used as a measurement of bra or breast size. 

  • A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup. 

  • A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping. 

  • A defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping the thrower; or those three players. 

  • Any of various sweetened alcoholic drinks. 

  • A contest for which a cup is awarded. 

  • A US unit of liquid measure equal to 8 fluid ounces (¹⁄₁₆ of a US gallon; 236.5882365 mL) or 240 mL. 

  • One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast. 

verb
  • To pour (a liquid, drink, etc.) into a cup. 

  • To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands. 

  • To hold something in cupped hands. 

  • To make concave or in the form of a cup. 

glass

noun
  • A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material. 

  • The quantity of liquid contained in such a vessel. 

  • The clear, protective screen surrounding a hockey rink. 

  • A barometer. 

  • Transparent or translucent. 

  • An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added). 

  • Lenses, considered collectively. 

  • Glassware. 

  • The backboard. 

  • A magnifying glass or telescope. 

  • A mirror. 

  • Any amorphous solid (one without a regular crystal lattice). 

verb
  • To fit with glass; to glaze. 

  • To become glassy. 

  • To enclose in glass. 

  • To strike (someone), particularly in the face, with a drinking glass with the intent of causing injury. 

  • To bombard an area with such intensity (nuclear bomb, fusion bomb, etc) as to melt the landscape into glass. 

  • To view through an optical instrument such as binoculars. 

  • To smooth or polish (leather, etc.), by rubbing it with a glass burnisher. 

  • To make glassy. 

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