cup-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: Form into the shape of a cup.

Commentary: Syntax Includes: NP1[agent[animate]] CUP NP2[patient] NP1[agent[animate]] CUP NP2[theme]

Examples:
He cupped his hands.
The monkey cups her hands.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: cup.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: Put into an object the shape of a cup.

Examples:
He cupped her jaw, his thumb tracing her cheek.
Cup some orange juice for the children.
When he cupped his bad ear, he could hear better.
She cupped the puppy in her hands.

Mappings:
VerbNet: pocket-9.10
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: cup.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: Use evacuated cups for medical purposes.

Examples:
Doctors often cup celebrities as a form of detoxification.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3