cup
/kʌp/noun
उच्चारण कप
प्याला, कप; ट्रॉफ़ी
Basic wordPYP · asked 4 times
Asked in previous papers
as idiom
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[C]
a small container shaped like a bowl, usually with a handle, used for drinking tea or coffee; a gold or silver cup given as a prize; a sports competition in which the winner gets a cup
प्याला, कप; ट्रॉफ़ी
- a cup of tea
- the World Cup
- Would you like a cup of coffee?
+ 4 more examples
- She put the cups and saucers on the tray.
- Our school won the inter-school cup for the second year.
- India played Australia in the semi-final of the World Cup.
- He drank two cups of chai every morning.
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[T]
to make your hands into the shape of a bowl; to hold something in your hands like this
हथेलियों से प्याला बनाना
- She cupped her chin in her hands.
- She cupped her hands to drink water from the stream.
- Radhika cupped the candle flame with her hands to protect it from the wind.
+ 2 more examples
- He cupped his ear to hear the faint voice better.
- The child cupped a tiny frog in her palms and carried it to the pond.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a cup of tea / a cup of coffee
Use a cup of with the drink to name one serving; the drink itself is uncountable.
एक कप पेय बताने के लिए 'a cup of' के साथ पेय का नाम आता है; पेय स्वयं अगणनीय है।
- Radhika had a cup of tea at six.
- Two cups of coffee, please.
the Cup / a cup (trophy, competition)
A cup can be a prize or a knock-out competition; with a capital it is part of a name, as in the World Cup.
'Cup' पुरस्कार या नॉक-आउट प्रतियोगिता हो सकता है; capital अक्षर के साथ यह नाम का हिस्सा होता है, जैसे World Cup।
- India won the World Cup in 2011.
- The school team won the cup.
cup sth in your hands (verb)
To cup something is to shape your hands like a bowl to hold or protect it.
किसी चीज़ को 'cup' करने का अर्थ हथेलियों को कटोरी जैसा बनाकर थामना या बचाना है।
- She cupped her hands to drink water.
- He cupped the match flame from the wind.
(not) sb's cup of tea
This idiom, said of an activity or person, shows whether you like it; it is informal and uses the possessive.
यह मुहावरा किसी गतिविधि या व्यक्ति के पसंद होने या न होने को बताता है; यह अनौपचारिक है और इसमें possessive आता है।
- Horror films are not my cup of tea.
+Collocations 5
quantity + cup
a cup of teaa cup of milka cup of ricehalf a cup of sugara cup of water
- Add a cup of rice and two cups of water.
adjective + cup
papersteelclayemptyfull
- In the station, tea is served in a clay cup.
verb + cup
winliftfillsip fromraise
- The captain lifted the cup with both hands.
cup + noun
finalwinnerholdertiematch
- The cup final was played in Kolkata.
idioms with cup
not my cup of teaa storm in a teacupcup of woeone's cup runneth over
- The quarrel was just a storm in a teacup.
“More examples 6
- The old woman held a steaming cup of tea.
बुज़ुर्ग महिला के हाथ में भाप उड़ाती चाय का प्याला था।
- Radhika's school won the cup for the third year in a row.
राधिका के विद्यालय ने लगातार तीसरे वर्ष कप जीता।
- He cupped his ear to hear the faint voice.
उसने धीमी आवाज़ सुनने के लिए कान पर हाथ का कटोरा बना लिया।
- Pour half a cup of milk into the pan.
कड़ाही में आधा कप दूध डालिए।
- Chess was never her cup of tea.
शतरंज उसे कभी पसंद नहीं रहा।
- She cupped her chin in her hands and listened to the story.
उसने ठुड्डी हथेलियों पर टिकाकर कहानी सुनी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Please give me one cup tea.
✓ Please give me a cup of tea.
A measure like cup needs of before the drink.
'Cup' जैसी माप के बाद पेय से पहले 'of' आता है।
✗ I drank two cup of coffee.
✓ I drank two cups of coffee.
Two takes the plural cups.
'Two' के साथ बहुवचन 'cups' आता है।
✗ Cricket is not my cup of the tea.
✓ Cricket is not my cup of tea.
The idiom has no article before tea.
मुहावरे में 'tea' से पहले article नहीं लगता।
¶Idioms 1
not sb's cup of tea
not what sb likes or is interested in
(किसी की) पसंद की चीज़ न होना
- Horror films are not my cup of tea.
- Maths was never his cup of tea, but he worked hard and cleared it.
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
The plural of cupful is cupfuls.
Usage: cupful का plural cupfuls होता है, cupsful नहीं, यानी 's' अंत में लगता है, जैसे 'two cupfuls of sugar'।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Not my cup of tea (not something I like), there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip (things can easily go wrong before a plan is complete), in your cups (old-fashioned, drunk).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: not my cup of tea (ऐसी चीज़ जो मुझे पसंद न हो), there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip (योजना पूरी होने से पहले बहुत कुछ गलत हो सकता है), in your cups (पुराना, नशे में)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Sports GK: India won the Cricket World Cup in 1983 (Kapil Dev) and 2011 (MS Dhoni); the T20 World Cup in 2007 and 2024; the Thomas Cup (badminton) in 2022; the Durand Cup (football, 1888) is Asia's oldest football tournament.
खेल GK में भारत ने क्रिकेट विश्व कप 1983 (कपिल देव) और 2011 (एम एस धोनी) में जीता; T20 विश्व कप 2007 और 2024 में; थॉमस कप (बैडमिंटन) 2022 में; डूरंड कप (फ़ुटबॉल, 1888) एशिया का सबसे पुराना फ़ुटबॉल टूर्नामेंट है।