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minicup

minicup noun: a miniature version of one of the cars used in NASCAR's Sprint Cup events, used in races run by the Miniature Motorsports Racing Association.

Noun

minicup (plural minicups)

  1. (car racing) A miniature version of one of the cars used in NASCAR's Sprint Cup events, used in races run by the Miniature Motorsports Racing Association.
    • Yarbrough told investigators her minicup suddenly accelerated when she stepped on the brake.1990, Press Summary - Illinois Information Service, page 25
    • The detail and craftsmanship of minicup race cars give them a big-car look.2005, Rusty Wallace, How to Get Started in Stock Car Racing, →ISBN, page 19
  2. A cup (any sense) that is extra small.
    • A Tupperware minicup was used as a diffusion bottle.1986, H. Tsunoda, M.-H. Yu, Fluoride Research 1985, →ISBN
    • The vertical position of the hole can be adjusted as the minicup is mounted on a vertically-sliding shaft.2002, Mu Young Lee, Twinsol

Examples of minicup in a sentence

  • Because of the cars' size, minicup drivers as young as eight years old race in a youth division.2009, Bob Woods, Wild Racers, →ISBN, page 15:
  • He slid the pie and a minicup of black-as-the-soul-of-midnight coffee into a delivery slot, danced his fingers over the keypad, and sent it on its way.2013, J. D. Robb, Thankless in Death, →ISBN, page 37:

Forms of minicup

pluralminicups
alternative formmini-cup
alternative formmini cup

Origin of minicup

From mini- + cup.

Questions about minicup

What does minicup mean?
Minicup means a miniature version of one of the cars used in NASCAR's Sprint Cup events, used in races run by the Miniature Motorsports Racing Association.
How do you use minicup in a sentence?
Because of the cars' size, minicup drivers as young as eight years old race in a youth division.
What part of speech is minicup?
Minicup is a noun.
What is the plural of minicup?
The plural of minicup is minicups.

Words near minicup in the dictionary

  1. minicrisis
  2. minicruise
  3. minicruises
  4. miniculture
  5. minicultures
  6. minicup
  7. minicups
  8. minicut
  9. minicuts
  10. minidemo
  11. minidemos

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