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   cap

   /ˈkap/

   noun

   • 1. a kind of soft, flat hat, typically with a peak: "a man wearing a raincoat and a flat cap"
   • ▪ a kind of soft, close-fitting head covering worn for a particular purpose: "a shower cap"
   • ▪ a cap awarded as a sign of membership of a particular sports team, especially a national team: British "he has won three caps for Scotland"
   • ▪ a player to whom a cap is awarded: British "a former naval officer and rugby cap"
   • ▪ an academic mortar board: "school-leavers in cap and gown" Similar mortar boardacademic capdated:trenchertrencher capsquare
   • ▪ the top of a bird's head when distinctively coloured.
   • 2. a protective lid or cover for an object such as a bottle, the point of a pen, or a camera lens: "a glass bottle with a screw cap" Similar lidtopstoppercorkbungspileferrulecovercoveringstopple
   • ▪ an artificial protective covering for a tooth.
   • 3. an upper limit imposed on spending or borrowing: "he raised the cap on local authority spending" Similar limitupper limitceilingcurbcheck
   • 4. a contraceptive diaphragm. informal British
   • 5. the broad upper part of the fruiting body of most mushrooms and toadstools, at the top of a stem and bearing gills or pores.
   • 6. short for percussion cap

   verb

   • 1. put a lid or cover on: "he capped his pen"
   • ▪ form a covering layer or topmost part of: "snow-capped mountains" Similar topcrowncovercoatblanketmantle
   • ▪ put an artificial protective covering on (a tooth): "his smile revealed perfectly capped teeth"
   • 2. provide a fitting climax or conclusion to: "he capped a memorable season by becoming champion of champions" Similar round offcrownbe a fitting climax toput the finishing touch/touches toperfectcomplete
   • ▪ follow or reply to (a story, remark, or joke) by producing a better one: "he prayed no wit would cap his remark with some repartee" Similar beatbettersurpassoutdooutshinetrumptopupstageimprove ongo one better thaninformal:best
   • 3. place a limit or restriction on (prices, expenditure, or borrowing): "council budgets will be capped" Similar set a limit onput a ceiling onlimitrestrictkeep within boundscurbcontrolpeg
   • 4. be chosen as a member of a particular sports team, especially a national one: British "he was capped ten times by England" Similar chooseselectpickincludeinformal:give someone the nod
   • 5. confer a university degree on. Scottish, New Zealand

   Word Origin Old Englishcæppe ‘hood’, from late Latin cappa, perhaps from Latin caput ‘head’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. capful noun

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   • 1. ( often cap.) a member of the American Legion. 2. a member of any legion; legionary. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc.

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   • A cap is a circular rubber device that a woman places inside her vagina to prevent herself from becoming pregnant . If you cap one thing with another, you put the other thing on top. They had capped the roof with plywood. [VERB noun with noun] ...homemade scones capped with cream. [VERB-ed] 10. See also snow-capped

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   noun. a close-fitting covering for the head, usually of soft supple material and having no visor or brim. a brimless head covering with a visor, such as a baseball cap. a head covering that denotes rank, occupation, religious order, or the like: a nurse's cap. mortarboard ( def 2 ).

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   A cap is a hat that fits snugly on your head. You might wear a bathing cap when you swim, to keep your hair dry. Many caps don't have brims, while hats often do.

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