Noun

(en noun)

A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.

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A US unit of liquid measure equal to 8 fluid ounces, 1/16 of a US gallon, or 236.5882365 ml.

A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.

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A contest for which a cup is awarded.

(golf) A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.

(US) A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia. (for UK usage see box)

One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast, used as a measurement of size.

(mathematics) The symbol $\backslash cup$ denoting union and similar operations (confer cap).

A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit.

(ultimate frisbee) A defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping'' the thrower; ''or those three players.

A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction (suction cup).

Anything shaped like a cup.

the cup of an acorn

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(medicine, historical) A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping.

That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion.

* Bible, Matthew xxvi. 39

O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me.

Noun

(en noun)

The lower limb of a human being or animal that extends from the groin to the ankle.

Dan won't be able to come to the party, since he broke his leg last week and is now on crutches.

(anatomy) The portion of the lower appendage of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.

A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.

The left leg of these jeans has a tear.

A stage of a journey, race etc.

After six days, we're finally in the last leg of our cross-country trip.

(nautical) A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.

(nautical) One side of a multiple-sided (often triangular) course in a sailing race.

(sports) A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest.

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One of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.

(geometry) One of the branches of a hyperbola or other curve which extend outward indefinitely.

A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, supporting it from underneath.

the legs of a chair or table

(usually used in plural) evidence, the ability of a thing or idea to stick around or persist

(UK, slang, archaic) A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg.

An extension of a steam boiler downward, in the form of a narrow space between vertical plates, sometimes nearly surrounding the furnace and ash pit, and serving to support the boiler; called also water leg.

In a grain elevator, the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.

(cricket) A fielder whose position is on the outside, a little in rear of the batter.