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cap

1

[ kap ]

noun

  1. a close-fitting covering for the head, usually of soft supple material and having no visor or brim.
  2. a brimless head covering with a visor, such as a baseball cap.
  3. a head covering that denotes rank, occupation, religious order, or the like:

    a nurse's cap.

  4. anything that resembles or suggests a covering for the head in shape, use, or position:

    Please replace the cap on the toothpaste tube when finished using it.

  5. a mobcap.
  6. a maximum limit, such as one that is set by law or agreement on prices, wages, spending, etc., during a certain period of time; ceiling:

    We've had to set a 3 percent cap on pay increases for this year.

  7. Mycology. the pileus, or horizontal portion, of a mushroom.
  8. Mathematics. the symbol ∩, used to indicate the intersection of two sets. Compare intersection ( def 3a ).
  9. Mining. a short, horizontal beam at the top of a prop for supporting part of a roof.
  10. a noise-making device for toy pistols that is made of a small quantity of explosive wrapped in paper or other thin material.
  11. Chiefly British Sports. an instance of playing in an international game or match as part of a national team:

    The 17-year-old has already got her first cap for Wales.

  12. Slang. lying talk; exaggeration:

    No way did you get two grand for that old wreck of a car—that’s cap.

    I see movie stars in this bar all the time, no cap.

  13. Chiefly British Slang. a contraceptive diaphragm.
  14. Nautical. a fitting of metal placed over the head of a spar, as a mast or bowsprit, and having a collar for securing an additional spar.
  15. a new tread that is applied to a worn tire.
  16. Architecture. capital 2( def ).
  17. Carpentry. a metal plate placed over the iron of a plane to break the shavings as they rise.
  18. Fox Hunting. capping fee ( def ).


verb (used with object)

, capped, cap·ping.
  1. to close or cover with or as if with a cap:

    Cap the jug of bleach tightly after each use.

  2. to complete (often used with off ):

    We capped our dinner with a shared slice of chocolate cake.

    A talent night involving all the campers capped off the week.

  3. follow up with something as good or better; surpass; outdo:

    to cap one joke with another.

  4. to serve as a cap, covering, or top to; overlie:

    Snow capped the distant peaks.

  5. to put a maximum limit on (prices, wages, spending, etc.):

    We’ve capped the contractor’s hours at 75 per month.

  6. Chiefly British Sports. (of a national team) to play (a chosen player) in an international game or match (used in the passive):

    He has been capped for Brazil.

    She was capped by England twice.

verb (used without object)

, capped, cap·ping.
  1. Slang. to lie or exaggerate:

    Don't cap—no way that's your car.

  2. Chiefly British Sports. to play in an international game or match as part of a national team:

    She capped for England twice.

  3. Fox Hunting. to hunt with a hunting club of which one is not a member, on payment of a capping fee.

cap.

2

abbreviation for

  1. (in prescriptions) let the patient take.

cap

3

[ kap ]

noun

  1. Usually caps. uppercase:

    Please set the underlined in caps.

verb (used with object)

, capped, cap·ping.
  1. to write or print in capital letters, or make an initial letter a capital; capitalize.

cap.

4

abbreviation for

  1. chapter.

cap

5

[ kap ]

noun

, Slang.
  1. a capsule, especially of a narcotic drug.

cap.

6

abbreviation for

  1. capacity.
  2. capital.
  3. capitalize.
  4. capitalized.
  5. capital letter.
  6. foolscap.

CAP

7

abbreviation for

  1. Common Agricultural Policy: a coordinated system established in 1960 by the European Economic Community for stabilizing prices of farm products of its member countries.
  2. computer-aided publishing.
  3. Stock Exchange. convertible adjustable preferred (stock).

cap.

1

abbreviation for

  1. capital
  2. capitalize
  3. capitalization
  4. capital letter
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cap

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/ kæp /

noun

  1. a covering for the head, esp a small close-fitting one made of cloth or knitted
  2. such a covering serving to identify the wearer's rank, occupation, etc

    a nurse's cap

  3. something that protects or covers, esp a small lid or cover

    lens cap

  4. an uppermost surface or part

    the cap of a wave

    1. a small amount of explosive enclosed in paper and used in a toy gun
  5. sport
    1. an emblematic hat or beret given to someone chosen for a representative team

      he has won three England caps

    2. a player chosen for such a team
  6. the upper part of a pedestal in a classical order
  7. the roof of a windmill, sometimes in the form of a dome
  8. botany the pileus of a mushroom or toadstool
  9. hunting
    1. money contributed to the funds of a hunt by a follower who is neither a subscriber nor a farmer, in return for a day's hunting
    2. a collection taken at a meet of hounds, esp for a charity
  10. anatomy
    1. the natural enamel covering a tooth
    2. an artificial protective covering for a tooth
  11. an upper financial limit
  12. a mortarboard when worn with a gown at an academic ceremony (esp in the phrase cap and gown )
  13. meteorol
    1. the cloud covering the peak of a mountain
    2. the transient top of detached clouds above an increasing cumulus
  14. cap in hand
    humbly, as when asking a favour
  15. if the cap fits
    the allusion or criticism seems to be appropriate to a particular person
  16. set one's cap for or set one's cap at
    (of a woman) to be determined to win as a husband or lover
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verb

  1. to cover, as with a cap

    snow capped the mountain tops

  2. informal.
    to outdo; excel

    your story caps them all

    to cap an anecdote

  3. to cap it all
    to provide the finishing touch

    we had sun, surf, cheap wine, and to cap it all a free car

  4. sport to select (a player) for a representative team

    he was capped 30 times by Scotland

  5. to seal off (an oil or gas well)
  6. to impose an upper limit on the level of increase of (a tax, such as the council tax)

    rate-capping

  7. hunting to ask (hunt followers) for a cap
  8. to award a degree to
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

CAP

3

abbreviation for

  1. Common Agricultural Policy: (in the EU) the system for supporting farm incomes by maintaining agricultural prices at agreed levels
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈcapper, noun
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Other Words From

  • cap·less adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cap1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English cappe “headdress, hat, cap,” Old English cæppe “hood, cape, cope,” from Late Latin cappa “hooded cloak, cap”; cape 1

Origin of cap2

From the Latin word capiat

Origin of cap3

First recorded in 1895–1900; by shortening

Origin of cap4

From Latin capitulum “small head, capital of a column, cross beam” or Latin caput “head, to, summit, person”

Origin of cap5

First recorded in 1940–45; by shortening of capsule
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cap1

Old English cæppe, from Late Latin cappa hood, perhaps from Latin caput head
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. cap in hand, humbly; in supplication:

    He went to his father cap in hand and begged his forgiveness.

  2. set one's cap for,
    1. to pursue as a potential mate:

      He set his cap for the beautiful dancer.

    2. to have as a goal or destination:

      She had already set her cap for a career in politics.

      Setting his cap for the big city, he packed his things and left.

More idioms and phrases containing cap

  • feather in one's cap
  • hat (cap) in hand
  • if the shoe (cap) fits, wear it
  • put on one's thinking cap
  • set one's cap for
  • hat
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Example Sentences

Each CAP, also known as an “orbit,” consists on four aircraft.

In fact, Clark fell back first from her blows, losing his cap, tie, and badge in the melee.

The cap devices on thousands of identical hats glinted in the late morning sun along with the shields worn by each of the cops.

Lay the butterflied pork loin on the cutting board with the fat cap facing down.

Available at Amazon Vince Camuto Moto Baseball Cap, $34 Baseball caps may be useful on the road, but they scream “tourist!”

At once cover the mouth of the tube with a filter-paper cap moistened with saturated aqueous solution of silver nitrate (1:1).

With horror she had heard her brother addressed by a disreputable costermonger in a mangy fur cap, as "Old pal."

"It's like that out here on the Riviera," said Jane, shaking her head so gloomily that the ruffled cap wobbled.

But his head was too hot to wear a thinking cap, and no story would come at his half-hearted call.

The more enthusiastic among the audience, male and female, also sport the red cap of liberty.

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