Cup and Draft

Cup

Cup noun - A round vessel equipped with a handle and designed for drinking.

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Draft and cup are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Draft" instead a noun "Cup".

Nearby Words: cupping, cupful

Draft noun - A mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported.

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Cup and draft are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cup" instead a noun "Draft".

Nearby Words: drafted, drafting, draftee, drafter, draftsman

old	old cup	old draft
good	good cup	good draft
ordinary	ordinary cup	ordinary draft
current	current cup	current draft
Other adjectives: standard, straight, single, little, bad, former, final, next, last, previous, upcoming.

It's gotten to the point where it is considered a league tradition to boo the commissioner at every public appearance he makes, from the entry draft all the way to presenting the Stanley Cup.

Source: Useful Notes / National Hockey League
In 2014, the team that was once cup favorites has pretty much self-destructed, trading away both of their starting-caliber goalies for a draft pick and an AHL goaltender, firing their GM, and failing to so much as make the playoffs in the juggernaut Pacific Division.

Source: Every Year They Fizzle Out
However, the passing of said owner (now in the hands of his son), along with management changes and hot draft picks, allowed them to win the Stanley Cup victory in 2010.

Source: Useful Notes / Chicago aka: The Windy City

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