Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index A cup is a drinking vessel. A cup is also a cup-shaped prize, e.g Davis Cup, League Cup. Cup is an alternate name for a jock strap. A cup is a unit of measuring volume used primarily in cooking. 1 U.S customary cup = 0.5 U.S. pints, or 8 U.S. fl. oz. (fluid ounces) 1 metric cup = 250 ml (as defined in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and UK) See also: Imperial unit This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.