fill a cup — to put liquid into a cup until it is full
More collocations
More collocations with cup (8)
empty cup
a cup with no liquid remaining in it
full cup
a cup filled completely with liquid
paper cup
a disposable cup made of paper
plastic cup
a cup made of plastic material
pour a cup
to pour liquid into a cup
win a cup
to be awarded a trophy cup in a sporting competition
stirrup cup
a farewell drink offered to someone about to depart on horseback
suction cup
a flexible cup-shaped device that sticks to a surface by reduced air pressure
More collocations with fill (6)
fill a glass
To pour liquid into a glass until it is full or nearly full
fill a hole
to put material into a hollow space to make it level or solid
fill the sky
to cover or occupy the greater part of the visible sky
fill a position
appoint someone to an open role
fill the air
to be strongly and widely present throughout the surrounding air, said of a smell, sound, or atmosphere
fill with wonder
to cause someone to feel deep amazement
Sharing same tag — verb_noun
Words
- answer a question to provide a response to a question
- answer the phone to pick up a ringing phone and speak to the caller
- ask a question to address a question to someone in order to find something out
- attend a class be present at a scheduled lesson
- become a father have a child for the first time; take on the role of a father
- boil water heat water to 100 °C, typically to sterilise it or prepare food
- brush hair to smooth or style hair by drawing a brush through it
- build a house construct a house from the ground up
- build a wall construct a wall
- buy a car to purchase a car
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