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Cap

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Noun

1. cap

a tight-fitting headdress

2. cap

a top (as for a bottle)

3. cap, detonating device, detonator

a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive

4. cap

something serving as a cover or protection

5. cap, pileus

a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom

6. cap, hood

a protective covering that is part of a plant

7. cap, ceiling, roof

an upper limit on what is allowed

Example Sentences:
'he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him'
'there was a roof on salaries'
'they established a cap for prices'

8. cap, crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown

(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth

Example Sentences:
'tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown'

9. cap, capital, chapiter

the upper part of a column that supports the entablature

Verb

10. cap, crest

lie at the top of

Example Sentences:
'Snow capped the mountains'

11. cap

restrict the number or amount of

Example Sentences:
'We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cap

see synonyms of cap
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
5. 
a.  percussion cap
b. 
a small amount of explosive enclosed in paper and used in a toy gun
6. sport, mainly British
a. 
an emblematic hat or beret given to someone chosen for a representative team
he has won three England caps
b. 
a player chosen for such a team
7. 
the upper part of a pedestal in a classical order
8. 
the roof of a windmill, sometimes in the form of a dome
9. botany
the pileus of a mushroom or toadstool
10. hunting
a. 
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
b. 
a collection taken at a meet of hounds, esp for a charity
11. anatomy
a. 
the natural enamel covering a tooth
b. 
an artificial protective covering for a tooth
12.  Dutch cap (sense 2)
13. 
an upper financial limit
14. 
a mortarboard when worn with a gown at an academic ceremony (esp in the phrase cap and gown)
15. meteorology
a. 
the cloud covering the peak of a mountain
b. 
the transient top of detached clouds above an increasing cumulus
16.  cap in hand
17.  if the cap fits
18.  set one's cap for
verbWord forms: caps, capping or capped (transitive)
19. 
to cover, as with a cap
snow capped the mountain tops
20. informal
to outdo; excel
your story caps them all
to cap an anecdote
21.  to cap it all
22. sport, British
to select (a player) for a representative team
he was capped 30 times by Scotland
23. 
to seal off (an oil or gas well)
24. 
to impose an upper limit on the level of increase of (a tax)
rate-capping
25. hunting
to ask (hunt followers) for a cap
26. mainly Scottish and New Zealand
to award a degree to
abbreviation for
Common Agricultural Policy: (in the EU) the system for supporting farm incomes by maintaining agricultural prices at agreed levels
abbreviation for
1. 
capital
2. 
capitalize
3. 
capitalization
4. 
capital letter

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Cap

see synonyms of cap
Civil Air Patrol
noun
1. 
any closefitting head covering, brimless or with only a front visor, and made of wool, cotton, etc., as a baseball cap or overseas cap, or of muslin or lace, as a nurse's or baby's cap
2. 
a. 
a special covering for the head, worn as a mark of occupation, rank, academic degree, etc.
a cardinal's cap, fool's cap
b. 
mortarboard (sense 2)
3. 
a caplike part or thing; cover or top, as the cap-shaped part of a mushroom, a small metal cover for a bottle, the cover over a camera lens or other projecting or end part, a kneecap, an artificial crown for a tooth, a mountain top, or the capital of a column
4. 
percussion cap
5. 
a little paper percussion cap for toy guns (cap guns)
6. 
an upper limit set on a budget, cost, etc.; ceiling
verb transitiveWord forms: capped or ˈcapping
7. 
to put a cap on
8. 
to present ceremonially with a special cap, as at a graduation
to cap a nurse
9. 
to cover the top or end of; form a cap
snow capped the hills
10. 
a. 
to do as well as or better than; equal or excel
b. 
to follow with another that is equivalent or better than; match
to cap a quotation
11. 
to bring to a high point, as of interest or excitement; climax
12. 
to set a cap, or upper limit, for
1. 
capacity
2. 
capital
3. 
a. 
capitalization
b. 
capitalize
c. 
capitalized
4.  Pharmacy
a capsule
5. 
chapter
6.  Pharmacy
take

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cap

see synonyms of cap
n.
1. A usually soft and close-fitting head covering, either having no brim or with a visor.
2.
a. A special head covering worn to indicate rank, occupation, or membership in a particular group: a cardinal's cap; a sailor's cap.
b. An academic mortarboard. Used especially in the phrase cap and gown.
3.
a. A protective cover or seal, especially one that closes off an end or a tip: a bottle cap; a 35-millimeter lens cap.
b. A crown for covering or sealing a tooth.
c. A truck cap.
d. A tread for a worn pneumatic tire.
e. A fitted covering used to seal a well or large pipe.
f. Chiefly Southern US See eye.
4. A summit or top, as of a mountain.
5. An upper limit; a ceiling: placed a cap on mortgage rates.
6. Architecture The capital of a column.
7. Botany
a. The top part, or pileus, of a mushroom.
b. A calyptra.
8.
a. A percussion cap.
b. A small explosive charge enclosed in paper for use in a toy gun.
9. Any of several sizes of writing paper, such as foolscap.
10. Sports An appearance by a player in an international soccer game, traditionally rewarded with a hat.
tr.v. capped, cap·ping, caps
1. To cover, protect, or seal with a cap.
2. To award a special cap to as a sign of rank or achievement: capped the new women nurses at graduation.
3. To lie over or on top of; cover: hills capped with snow.
4. To apply the finishing touch to; complete: cap a meal with dessert.
5. To follow with something better; surpass or outdo: capped his last trick with a disappearing act that brought the audience to its feet.
6. To set an upper limit on: decided to cap cost-of-living increases.
n.
A capital letter.
tr.v. capped, cap·ping, caps
To capitalize.
n.
Informal
1. Capital: venture cap.
2. Capitalization: market cap.
abbr.
1. capacity
2. capital
abbr.
1. Civil Air Patrol
2. combat air patrol

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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