cupa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- barrel noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
- tub noun A round, open container, usually wider than it is tall, used for holding or washing things.
- vat noun A large container, typically used for holding or processing liquids such as wine, beer, or dye.
Senses
cupa is used for these senses in English:
- barrel (countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
- tub A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.
- vat A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.
barrel — full definition
- noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
- noun A unit of volume, especially for measuring oil.
- noun The long metal tube of a gun through which a bullet travels.
- verb To move very fast, often in an uncontrolled way.
tub — full definition
- noun A round, open container, usually wider than it is tall, used for holding or washing things.
- noun A bathtub.
- verb To bathe in a tub.