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Cupping

//ˈkʌpɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot. archaic, countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface wordnet
  3. 3
    A similar operation for drawing pus from an abscess. archaic, countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Fire cupping, a traditional therapeutic treatment called in which heated cupping glasses are applied to the skin, supposedly to draw blood towards the surface. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    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. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    The act of forming something into a cup shape. countable, uncountable

    "the cupping of one's hands"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of cup form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English cupping, equivalent to cup + -ing.

Etymology 2

From cup + -ing.

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