# cupped

Pronunciation: say "KUPT" /kʌpt/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of cup. — simple past and past participle of cup
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of cup. Use this form to talk about cupping something earlier.
   - _She cupped the candle flame to protect it from the wind._
   - _The nurse cupped his elbow and guided him to a chair._

## Adjective

2. Having the hollow, inward-curving shape of a cup; concave.
   - Simple: Curved inward, with a hollow center like a cup.
   - _He drank from his cupped palms at the mountain stream._
   - _The cupped petals of the flower trapped the morning dew._

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