Cup and Mug

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Cup

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

Usage example: a large cup that can hold almost a pint of hot chocolate

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Mug is a synonym for cup in drink topic. In some cases you can use "Mug" instead a noun "Cup", when it comes to topics like container for drinking. popular alternative

Nearby Words: cupping, cupful

Mug

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

Usage example: a coffee mug

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Cup is a synonym for mug in drink topic. You can use "Cup" instead a noun "Mug", if it concerns topics such as beaker. popular alternative

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old	old cup	old mug
full	full cup	full mug
nice	nice cup	nice mug
best	best cup	best mug
Other adjectives: ordinary, regular, free, single, empty, entire, real, large, big, huge, wooden, little, poisoned, hot, broken, damn, giant, frothing, favorite.

Both words in one sentence

For this very leisurely game, a small, flat field is set up in the office, sometimes with an actual hole but most of the time using a cup or a mug.

Source: Office Golf
For example, whenever William Shatner overacts, take a sip (and hope that his scenes are short and few, because you won't be putting that bottle/glass/cup/mug/whathaveyou down until he's off the screen).

Source: Just For Fun / Drinking Game
When she takes the cup of poison to Heather, she feels for the mug while kissing J.D.

Source: Alternative Character Interpretation / Film

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