Main Difference
The main difference between Cup and Mug is that the Cup is a vessel intended for an individual to use for drinking wine, water, or other beverage and Mug is a type of cup.
Cup
A cup is a small container used for drinking and carrying drinks. It can be made of wood, plastic, glass, clay, metal, stone, china or other materials, and it might have a stem, handles or other adornments. Cups are used for quenching thirst across a wide range of cultures and social classes, and different styles of cups may be used for different liquids or in different situations.Cups have been used for thousands of years for the purpose of carrying food and drink, as well as for decoration. They are mostly used for drinking, though. They are used in certain cultural rituals and to hold objects not intended for drinking such as coins.
Mug
A mug is a type of cup typically used for drinking hot beverages, such as coffee, hot chocolate, soup, or tea. Mugs usually have handles and hold a larger amount of fluid than other types of cup. Usually a mug holds approximately 8-12 US fluid ounces (350 ml) of liquid; double a tea cup. A mug is a less formal style of drink container and is not usually used in formal place settings, where a teacup or coffee cup is preferred. Shaving mugs are used to assist in wet shaving.
Ancient mugs were usually carved in wood or bone, or shaped of clay, while most modern ones are made of ceramic materials such as bone china, earthenware, porcelain, or stoneware. Some are made from strengthened glass, such as Pyrex. Other materials, including enameled metal, plastic, or steel are preferred, when reduced weight or resistance to breakage is at a premium, such as for camping. A travel mug is insulated and has a cover with a small sipping opening to prevent spills. Techniques such as silk screen printing or decals are used to apply decorations such as logos or images, which are fired onto the mug to ensure permanence.
Cup (noun)
A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.
“Pour the tea into the cup.”
Cup (noun)
The contents of said vessel; a cupful.
“I drank two cups of water but still felt thirsty.”
Cup (noun)
A customary unit of measure
Cup (noun)
A US unit of liquid measure equal to 8 fluid ounces (1/16 of a US gallon; 236.5882365 mL) or 240 mL.
Cup (noun)
A Canadian unit of measure equal to 8 imperial ounces (1/20 imperial gallon; 227.3 mL) or 250 mL.
Cup (noun)
A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.
“The World Cup is awarded to the winner of a quadrennial football tournament.”
Cup (noun)
A contest for which a cup is awarded.
“The World Cup is the world’s most widely watched sporting event.”
Cup (noun)
The main knockout tournament in a country, organised alongside the league.
Cup (noun)
A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.
“The ball just misses the cup.”
Cup (noun)
Any of various sweetened alcoholic drinks.
“cider cup; gin cup; claret cup”
Cup (noun)
A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia. (for UK usage see box)
“Players of contact sports are advised to wear a cup.”
Cup (noun)
One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast, used as a measurement of size.
“The cups are made of a particularly uncomfortable material.”
Cup (noun)
The symbol cup denoting union and similar operations (confer cap).
Cup (noun)
A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit.
Cup (noun)
(defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping the thrower; or those three players.
Cup (noun)
A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction (suction cup).
Cup (noun)
Anything shaped like a cup.
“the cup of an acorn”
Cup (noun)
A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping.
Cup (noun)
That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion.
Cup (verb)
To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.
“Cup your hands and I’ll pour some rice into them.”
Cup (verb)
To hold something in cupped hands.
“He cupped the ball carefully in his hands.”
Cup (verb)
To supply with cups of wine.
Cup (verb)
To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping.
Cup (verb)
To make concave or in the form of a cup.
“to cup the end of a screw”
Mug (adjective)
Easily fooled, gullible.
Mug (noun)
A large cup for hot liquids, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.
Mug (noun)
The face, often used deprecatingly.
“What an ugly mug.”
Mug (noun)
A gullible or easily-cheated person.
“He’s a gullible mug – he believed her again.”
Mug (noun)
A stupid or contemptible person.
Mug (noun)
Motherfucker (usually in similes, e.g. “like a mug” or “as a mug”)
Mug (verb)
To strike in the face.
Mug (verb)
To assault for the purpose of robbery.
Mug (verb)
To exaggerate a facial expression for communicative emphasis; to make a face, to pose, as for photographs or in a performance, in an exaggerated or affected manner.
“The children weren’t interested in sitting still for a serious photo; they mugged for the camera.”
Mug (verb)
To photograph for identification; to take a mug shot.page=1129/64
Mug (verb)
To learn or review a subject as much as possible in a short time; cram.
Cup (noun)
a small bowl-shaped container for drinking from, typically having a handle.
Cup (noun)
the contents of a cup
“a cup of tea”
Cup (noun)
a measure of capacity used in cooking, equal to half a US pint (0.237 litre)
“a cup of butter”
Cup (noun)
(in church use) a chalice used at the Eucharist
“Latin was replaced by the vernacular, and the cup was offered to the laity”
Cup (noun)
one of the suits in a tarot pack.
Cup (noun)
an ornamental trophy in the form of a cup, usually made of gold or silver and having a stem and two handles, awarded as a prize in a sports contest.
Cup (noun)
a contest in which the winners are awarded a cup
“playing in the Cup is the best thing ever”
Cup (noun)
a cup-shaped thing.
Cup (noun)
either of the two parts of a bra shaped to contain or support one breast
“she had grown from an A to a C cup in just six months”
Cup (noun)
the hole on a putting green, or the metal container in it
“the ball bounced out of the cup”
Cup (noun)
a mixed drink made from fruit juices and typically containing wine or cider
“the bars offered large glasses of white wine cup”
“a non-alcoholic fruit cup”
Cup (verb)
form (one’s hand or hands) into the curved shape of a cup
“‘Hey!’ Dad shouted, with his hands cupped around his mouth”
Cup (verb)
place the curved hand or hands around
“he cupped her face in his hands”
Cup (verb)
bleed (someone) by using a glass in which a partial vacuum is formed by heating
“Dr Ross ordered me to be cupped”