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noun container ADJ. empty | full | half-empty, half-full | broken, chipped, cracked | china, paper, plastic | coffee, tea QUANT. set VERB + CUP fill, refill | drain, empty She was so thirsty that she drained her cup. | lift, pick up, raise She raised her cup to her lips. | place, put down, replace, set down | drink from/out of Customers didn't like drinking out of plastic cups. CUP + VERB contain sth PHRASES a cup and saucer drink ADJ. strong I like a good strong cup of tea first thing in the morning. | fresh My coffee was cold, so I ordered a fresh cup. VERB + CUP offer sb | make (sb) | pour (sb) I'm making tea. Can I pour you a cup? | help yourself to | stir Enrique stirred his fourth cup of coffee of the day. | drink, sip I drink about ten cups of coffee a day. PREP. ~ of PHRASES a nice cup of tea You sit down and I'll make you a nice cup of tea. in sport ADJ. challenge | knockout | European, World, etc. VERB + CUP win Who won the cup? | lose | present (sb with) The cup will be presented to the winning team by the president himself. | lift He lifted the cup for the sixth time this year (= it was the sixth time he had won). CUP + NOUN competition They were the first Turkish team to win a major cup competition. | clash, match The team are ready for next week's World Cup clash with Italy. | final, quarter-final, semi-finals | win, winner PHRASES the first, etc. round of the cup
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cup
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + cup
full
• The cup was full of hot tea.
empty
• A girl was clearing away the empty cups.
a paper/plastic/china cup
(= one made of paper etc )
• All they had to drink was warm beer in plastic cups.
a coffee cup
• He picked up the coffee cups and took them into the kitchen.
a tea cup
( also teacup )
• Mum put a tea cup and saucer on the table.
verbs
fill a cup
• Angie filled the cup and handed it to him.
drain/empty a cup
(= drink all the coffee, tea etc in it )
• He lifted his cup of coffee and drained it.
phrases
a cup and saucer
• Do you prefer a mug or a cup and saucer?
a set of cups
• a set of beautiful blue coffee cups
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