cupping

The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot.

Noun

  1. The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot.

    Hyponyms: dry cupping wet cupping

  2. A similar operation for drawing pus from an abscess.
  3. Fire cupping, a traditional therapeutic treatment called in which heated cupping glasses are applied to the skin, supposedly to draw blood towards the surface.
  4. 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.
  5. The act of forming something into a cup shape.
    • the cupping of one's hands

Origin

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

Forms

cuppings

Synonyms

myofascial decompression

Derived

cupping glass cupping jar cupping therapy

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of cup

Origin

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.