cupping

noun5

1. •
   The act of forming something into a cup shape.

   • the cupping of one's hands
2. •
   The taking of a small amount of a beverage such as tea or coffee into the mouth in order to taste it; a session where this is done.
3. •
   Fire cupping, a traditional therapeutic treatment called in which heated cupping glasses are applied to the skin, supposedly to draw blood towards the surface.
4. •
   The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot.
5. •
   (no longer used) A similar operation for drawing pus from an abscess.