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cups

name · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /kʌps/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌps
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH1 P S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Acronym of Common Unix Printing System, a subsystem for using printers, found across many Unix and Unix-like operating systems.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software

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2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of cup

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, bearing the symbol of a cup or chalice.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

verb

Meaning 4

third-person singular simple present indicative of cup

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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History

Etymology

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