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cup·ful

 (kŭp′fo͝ol′)
n. pl. cup·fuls
1. The amount that a cup can hold.
2. A measure of capacity equal to one cup.
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cupful

(ˈkʌpfʊl)
n
(Units) the amount of a liquid or solid that can be contained in a cup
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cup•ful

(ˈkʌp fʊl)

n., pl. -fuls.
1. the amount a cup can hold.
2. a volumetric measure equal to one cup.
[1350–1400]
usage: See -ful.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.cupful - the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar"
cup
containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
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Translations
مِلء فِنْجان
plný šálek
kopkopfuld
csészényi
bollafylli
fincan dolusu

cupful

[ˈkʌpfʊl] N → taza f
two cupfuls of milk → dos tazas de leche
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cupful

[ˈkʌpfʊl] n → tasse f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cupful

[ˈkʌpfʊl] n → tazza (contenuto)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cup

(kap) noun
1. a usually round hollow container to hold liquid for drinking, often with a handle. a teacup; a cup of tea.
2. an ornamental vessel, usually of silver or other metal, given as a prize in sports events etc. They won the Football League Cup.
verb – past tense, past participle cupped –
1. to form (one's hands) into the shape of a cup. He cupped his hands round his mouth and called.
2. to hold (something) in one's cupped hands. He cupped the egg in his hands.
ˈcupful noun
three cupfuls of water.
cupboard (ˈkabəd) noun
(American ˈcloset) a cabinet of any size up to that of a small room for storing anything. Put the food in the cupboard; a broom cupboard.
cup final
the final match in a football competition in which the prize is a cup.
ˈcup-tie noun
one of a series of games in a football competition in which the prize is a cup.
one's cup of tea
the sort of thing one likes or prefers. Classical music is not my cup of tea.
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