cap
1[ kap ]
/ kæp /
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noun
verb (used with object), capped, cap·ping.
verb (used without object), capped, cap·ping.
Fox Hunting. to hunt with a hunting club of which one is not a member, on payment of a capping fee.
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Idioms for cap
cap in hand, humbly; in supplication: He went to his father cap in hand and begged his forgiveness.
set one's cap for, to pursue as being a potential mate.
Origin of cap
1First recorded before 1000; Middle English cappe “headdress, hat, cap,” Old English cæppe “hood, cape, cope,” from Late Latin cappa “hooded cloak, cap”; cf. cape1
OTHER WORDS FROM cap
capless, adjectiveWords nearby cap
canzonet, canzonetta, Caodaism, caoutchouc, Cao Yu, cap, capa, capability, Capablanca, capable, capacious
Definition for cap (2 of 7)
cap2
[ kap ]
/ kæp /
noun
Usually caps . uppercase: Please set the underlined in caps.
verb (used with object), capped, cap·ping.
to write or print in capital letters, or make an initial letter a capital; capitalize.
Origin of cap
2First recorded in 1895–1900; by shortening
Definition for cap (3 of 7)
Origin of cap
3First recorded in 1940–45; by shortening of capsule
Definition for cap (4 of 7)
CAP
Common Agricultural Policy: a coordinated system established in 1960 by the European Economic Community for stabilizing prices of farm products of its member countries.
computer-aided publishing.
Stock Exchange. convertible adjustable preferred (stock).
Also C.A.P. (for defs. 1, 2, 4) .
Definition for cap (5 of 7)
cap.1
abbreviation
(in prescriptions) let the patient take.
Origin of cap.
1From the Latin word capiat
Definition for cap (6 of 7)
cap.2
abbreviation
chapter.
Origin of cap.
2From Latin capitulum “small head, capital of a column, cross beam” or Latin caput “head, to, summit, person”
Definition for cap (7 of 7)
cap.3
abbreviation
capacity.
capital.
capitalize.
capitalized.
capital letter.
foolscap.
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British Dictionary definitions for cap (1 of 3)
cap
/ (kæp) /
noun
verb caps, capping or capped (tr)
Derived forms of cap
capper, nounWord Origin for cap
Old English cæppe, from Late Latin cappa hood, perhaps from Latin caput head
British Dictionary definitions for cap (2 of 3)
CAP
abbreviation for
Common Agricultural Policy: (in the EU) the system for supporting farm incomes by maintaining agricultural prices at agreed levels
British Dictionary definitions for cap (3 of 3)
cap.
abbreviation for
capital
capitalize
capitalization
capital letter
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Medical definitions for cap (1 of 2)
cap
[ kăp ]
n.
A protective cover or seal, especially one that closes off an end or a tip and that resembles a close-fitting head covering.
Medical definitions for cap (2 of 2)
CAP
abbr.
catabolite gene activator protein
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Idioms and Phrases with cap
cap
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