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Qim Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
to cup one's hand
he cupped his hands behind his ears to concentrate on the sound.
Is this the correct verb? To cup, seems to be 'to shape like a cup'; yet, when you put your hand behind your ear, if anything, it is only half a cup...
Is this the correct verb? To cup, seems to be 'to shape like a cup'; yet, when you put your hand behind your ear, if anything, it is only half a cup...
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Yes that is the correct verb. When you curve you hand and fingers up (so that your hand is a semi-circle from the side) it is called cupping. You can cup your hand to scoop up water, for example.
- Yes that is the correct verb.
- When you curve you hand and fingers up (so that your hand is a semi-circle from the side) it is called cupping.
- You can cup your hand to scoop up water, for example.
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Yes that is the correct verb.
When you curve you hand and fingers up (so that your hand is a semi-circle from the side) it is called cupping.
You can cup your hand to scoop up water, for example.
When you curve you hand and fingers up (so that your hand is a semi-circle from the side) it is called cupping.
You can cup your hand to scoop up water, for example.
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Well, a dog can **** his ear by literally moving it around to catch the sound better. We can't really **** our ears, but we can **** our head (tilt it ) to better catch the sound. So you can use that phrase slightly metaphorically to mean "listen carefully."
Edit: Oh dear. The moral majority editor doesn't like the word c-o-c-k apparantly not realizing that it's a verb as well as a naught
Edit: Oh dear. The moral majority editor doesn't like the word c-o-c-k apparantly not realizing that it's a verb as well as a naught
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