cupping

/ˈkʌpɪŋ/ · noun

Meaning

The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot.
A similar operation for drawing pus from an abscess.
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.
To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.
To hold something in cupped hands.
To pour (a liquid, drink, etc.) into a cup.
To supply with cups of wine.
To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping.
To make concave or in the form of a cup.

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