cupping
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Synonyms: capping, supping, upping, copping, pupping, tupping, cusping
Antonyms: capping, supping, upping, copping, pupping, tupping, cusping
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Noun
- 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.
- The act of forming something into a cup shape.
- the cupping of one's hands
Verb
- present participle and gerund of cup
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