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Cupping vs Capping - What's the difference?

cupping | capping |

As nouns the difference between cupping and capping

is that cupping is the operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot while capping is the act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.

As verbs the difference between cupping and capping

is that cupping is present participle of lang=en while capping is present participle of lang=en.

cupping

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (medicine, archaic) The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot.
  • (medicine, archaic) A similar operation for drawing pus from an abscess.
  • (medicine) Fire cupping, a traditional therapeutic treatment called in which heated cupping glasses are applied to the skin, supposedly to draw blood towards the surface.
  • The taking of a small amount of a beverage such as tea or coffee into the mouth in order to taste it; a session where this is done.

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    Verb

    (head)

    • capping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
  • *, II.17:
  • *:I am very prodigall of cappings , namely in Summer, and I never receive any from what quality of men soever, but I give them as good and as many as they bring, except he be some servant of mine.
  • (geology) Rock that overlies a mineral deposit.
  • The process of covering a borehole in order to seal an oil well.
  • The selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date.
  • (mathematics) The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face.