baseball cap

American  

noun

baseball caps plural

1. a close-fitting cap with a deep visor and usually the name or emblem of a baseball team, worn by baseball players, or by others as casual attire.

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baseball cap British  

noun

1. a close-fitting thin cap with a deep peak

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• baseball caps
  plural

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Example Sentences

Leo DiCaprio pulled a baseball cap low and hoped people wouldn’t guess it was Leo DiCaprio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

"I went shopping yesterday and bought a baseball cap," says Derek, who lives in Edgware in north London and did not want to give his full name.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

He had false teeth and an American flag baseball cap.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

The negativity dissipates as a young man walks into the clubhouse, baseball cap on backward for the moment, energetic and respectful and joyful and supremely confident.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

“Let’s go set up the sprinkler in the garden,” Gus said to me, tugging on his dirty baseball cap.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor