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cupped

American  
[kuhpt] / kʌpt /

adjective

  1. hollowed out like a cup; cup-shaped.

cupped British  
/ kʌpt /

adjective

  1. hollowed like a cup; concave

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Other Word Forms

  • uncupped adjective

Etymology

Origin of cupped

First recorded in 1790–1800; cup + -ed 3

Example Sentences

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He cupped some pond water and splashed it over his face and mouth.

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I reached the window and cupped my eyes to peer in.

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When I looked up I saw that Hans had caught the compass and was holding it in his cupped hands.

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The ball, the only really perfect thing in the world, rested in Glenn’s cupped palm.

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I cupped my hands and shouted into the darkness, but the wind was blowing against me and carried my voice away.

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