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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Cup \Cup\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cupped (k[u^]pt); p. pr. & vb.
n. Cupping.]
1. To supply with cups of wine. [R.]
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Cup us, till the world go round. --Shak.
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2. (Surg.) To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the
operation of cupping. See Cupping.
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3. (Mech.) To make concave or in the form of a cup; as, to
cup the end of a screw.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Cupping \Cup"ping\ (k?p"p?ng), n. (Med.)
The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the
person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot. Also,
sometimes, a similar operation for drawing pus from an
abscess.
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Cupping glass, a glass cup in which a partial vacuum is
produced by heat, in the process of cupping.
Dry cupping, the application of a cupping instrument
without scarification, to draw blood to the surface,
produce counter irritation, etc.
Wet cupping, the operation of drawing blood by the
application of a cupping instrument after scarification.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Cup \Cup\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cupped (k[u^]pt); p. pr. & vb.
n. Cupping.]
1. To supply with cups of wine. [R.]
Cup us, till the world go round. --Shak.
2. (Surg.) To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the
operation of cupping. See Cupping.
3. (Mech.) To make concave or in the form of a cup; as, to
cup the end of a screw.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Cupping \Cup"ping\ (k?p"p?ng), n. (Med.)
The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the
person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot. Also,
sometimes, a similar operation for drawing pus from an
abscess.
Cupping glass, a glass cup in which a partial vacuum is
produced by heat, in the process of cupping.
Dry cupping, the application of a cupping instrument
without scarification, to draw blood to the surface,
produce counter irritation, etc.
Wet cupping, the operation of drawing blood by the
application of a cupping instrument after scarification.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
cupping
See cup
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
cup
n 1: a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
2: the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee";
"he borrowed a cup of sugar" [syn: cupful]
3: a small open container usually used for drinking; usually
has a handle; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the
handle of the cup was missing"
4: a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a
trophy to the winner of a competition; "the school kept
the cups is a special glass case" [syn: loving cup]
5: any cup-shaped concavity; "bees filled the waxen cups with
honey"; "he wore a jock strap with a metal cup"; "the cup
of her bra"
6: the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green;
"he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away";
"put the flag back in the cup"
7: a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
8: cup-shaped plant organ
v 1: form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands"
2: put into a cup; "cup the milk"
3: treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin [syn:
transfuse]
[also: cupping, cupped]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
cupping
n : a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin
to draw blood through the surface
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
cupping
n.
1 (lb en medicine archaic) The operation of drawing blood to or from
the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot.
2 (lb en medicine archaic) A similar operation for drawing pus from
an abscess.
3 (lb en 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.
4 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.
vb.
(present participle of en cup nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
cupping
n.
1 (lb en medicine archaic) The operation of drawing blood to or from
the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot.
2 (lb en medicine archaic) A similar operation for drawing pus from
an abscess.
3 (lb en 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.
4 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.
vb.
(present participle of en cup nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
cupping
n.
1 (lb en medicine archaic) The operation of drawing blood to or from
the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot.
2 (lb en medicine archaic) A similar operation for drawing pus from
an abscess.
3 (lb en 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.
4 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.
vb.
(present participle of en cup nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
cupping
n.
1 (lb en medicine archaic) The operation of drawing blood to or from
the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot.
2 (lb en medicine archaic) A similar operation for drawing pus from
an abscess.
3 (lb en 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.
4 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.
vb.
(present participle of en cup nocat=1)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Cupping /kˈʌpɪŋ/
الضّمّ
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
cupping /kˈʌpɪŋ/
tažení
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
cupping /kˈʌpɪŋ/
vytahování
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
cupping /kˈʌpɪŋ/
vydutí
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
cupping /kˈʌpɪŋ/
Napfziehen [techn.]
Note: tief
Synonyms: deep drawing, dishing
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
cupping /kˈʌpɪŋ/
Stanzbördeln , Gesenkbördeln [techn.]
Synonym: flanging
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
cupping /kˈʌpɪŋ/
schröpfend
Synonym: bleeding
see: bleed, cup, bled, cupped
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
cupping /kˈʌpɪŋ/
umschließend
see: cup, cupped
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
cupping //ˈkʌpɪŋ//
kuppaus
therapeutic treatment
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
cupping //ˈkʌpɪŋ//
koppning
therapeutic treatment
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "cupping":
aspiration, bleeding, bloodletting, broaching, drafting, drainage,
draining, drawing, emptying, leeching, milking, phlebotomy,
pipetting, pumping, siphoning, sucking, suction, tapping,
venesection
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 吸血法,杯吸法;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 杯吸法,拔火罐
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