drinking cup

Holds your liquid

A drinking cup is a vessel for holding beverages while you drink from it.

The term is somewhat redundant—most cups are for drinking—but it distinguishes from measuring cups, trophy cups, or decorative cups not meant for actual use: The toddler knocked over her drinking cup.

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chalice · tea cup · sippy cup · sip · handle · rim · lip · beverage · coffee · tea · ceramic · porcelain · straw · coaster · raise a glass · thirst · gulp · vessel

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Opposites
liquid handling function

drinking cuppitcher

Pouring vessel or hurler

carafe · decanter · bedpan · urinal · spittoon

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G