What does CAP mean?
Definitions for CAP
kæpcap
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word CAP.
Princeton's WordNet
capnoun
a tight-fitting headdress
capnoun
a top (as for a bottle)
detonator, detonating device, capnoun
a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
capnoun
something serving as a cover or protection
cap, pileusnoun
a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
hood, capnoun
a protective covering that is part of a plant
ceiling, roof, capnoun
an upper limit on what is allowed
"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"
crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown, capnoun
(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
"tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown"
capital, chapiter, capverb
the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
cap, crestverb
lie at the top of
"Snow capped the mountains"
capverb
restrict the number or amount of
"We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CAPnoun
Etymology: cap, Welch; cæppe, Sax. cappe, Germ. cappe, Fr. cappa, Ital. capa, Span. kappe, Dan. and Dutch; caput, a head, Latin.
Here is the cap your worship did bespeak. ——
Why, this was moulded on a porringer,
A velvet dish. William Shakespeare, Taming the Shrew.I have ever held my cap off to thy fortune. ——
—— Thou hast serv’d me with much faith. William Shakespeare.First, lolling, sloth in woollen cap,
Taking her after-dinner nap. Jonathan Swift.The cap, the whip, the masculine attire,
For which they roughen to the sense. James Thomson, Autumn.Henry the fifth did sometimes prophesy,
If once he came to be a cardinal,
He’d make his cap coequal with the crown. William Shakespeare, H. VI.Thou art the cap of all the fools alive. William Shakespeare, Timon.
They more and less, came in with cap and knee,
Met him in boroughs, cities, villages. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.Should the want of a cap or a cringe so mortally discompose him, as we find afterwards it did. Roger L'Estrange.
It is observed, that a barrel or cap, whose cavity will contain eight cubical feet of air, will not serve a diver above a quarter of an hour. John Wilkins.
To Capverb
Etymology: from the noun.
The bones next the joint are capped with a smooth cartilaginous substance, serving both to strength and motion. William Derham.
If one, by another occasion, take any thing from another, as boys sometimes use to cap one another, the same is straight felony. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.
Where Henderson, and th’ other masses,
Were sent to cap texts, and put cases. Hudibras.Sure it is a pitiful pretence to ingenuity, that can be thus kept up, there being little need of any other faculty but memory, to be able to cap texts. Government of the Tongue, § 3.
There is an author of ours, whom I would desire him to read, before he ventures at capping characters. Francis Atterbury.
Wikipedia
Cap
A cap is a flat headgear, usually with a visor. Caps have crowns that fit very close to the head. They made their first appearance as early as 3200 BC. Caps typically have a visor, or no brim at all. They are popular in casual and informal settings, and are seen in sports and fashion. They are typically designed for warmth, and often incorporate a visor to block sunlight from the eyes. They come in many shapes, sizes, and are of different brands. Baseball caps are one of the most common types of cap.
ChatGPT
cap
A cap is a type of head covering used for various purposes such as for protection, fashion accessory, sports, uniform, or to indicate status or occupation. It has crowns that fit very close to the head and can lack a brim, or have a visor. They are typically designed for warmth, and often incorporate a visor to block sunlight from the eyes.
Webster Dictionary
Capnoun
a covering for the head
Capnoun
one usually with a visor but without a brim, for men and boys
Capnoun
one of lace, muslin, etc., for women, or infants
Capnoun
one used as the mark or ensign of some rank, office, or dignity, as that of a cardinal
Capnoun
the top, or uppermost part; the chief
Capnoun
a respectful uncovering of the head
Capnoun
the whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck
Capnoun
anything resembling a cap in form, position, or use
Capnoun
the uppermost of any assemblage of parts; as, the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping, cornice, lintel, or plate
Capnoun
something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament
Capnoun
a collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope
Capnoun
a percussion cap. See under Percussion
Capnoun
the removable cover of a journal box
Capnoun
a portion of a spherical or other convex surface
Capnoun
a large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap; legal cap
Capverb
to cover with a cap, or as with a cap; to provide with a cap or cover; to cover the top or end of; to place a cap upon the proper part of; as, to cap a post; to cap a gun
Capverb
to deprive of cap
Capverb
to complete; to crown; to bring to the highest point or consummation; as, to cap the climax of absurdity
Capverb
to salute by removing the cap
Capverb
to match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to; as, to cap text; to cap proverbs
Capverb
to uncover the head respectfully
Etymology: [OE. cappe, AS. cppe, cap, cape, hood, fr. LL, cappa, capa; perhaps of Iberian origin, as Isidorus of Seville mentions it first: Capa, quia quasi totum capiat hominem; it. capitis ornamentum. See 3d Cape, and cf. 1st Cope.]
Wikidata
Cap
A cap is a form of headgear. Caps have crowns that fit very close to the head and have no brim or only a visor. They are typically designed for warmth and, when including a visor, blocking sunlight from the eyes. They come in many shapes and sizes.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Cap
kap, n. a woman's head-dress of muslin, or the like: a boy's head-dress, any kind of unbrimmed covering for the head: a cap-like covering of any kind: a cover: the top.—v.t. to put on a cap, as the official cap of a degree in some colleges: to outdo or surpass: to cover the end or top: to raise the cap in token of respect:—pr.p. cap′ping; pa.p. capped.—n. Cap′-case, a small travelling-case, a chest.—Cap and bells, the characteristic marks of a professional jester; Cap a story, quotation, verse, &c., to follow one up with another, or with its proper continuation or conclusion; Cap in hand, symbolic of reverence or submission; Cap of liberty, or Phrygian bonnet, the conical cap given to a Roman slave on enfranchisement, now the symbol of republicanism; Cap of maintenance (see Maintenance).—A feather in one's cap, something giving distinction: something to be proud of.—Black cap, that put on by the judge before pronouncing sentence of death; College cap, the so-called square mortarboard, or trencher-cap, worn at English colleges.—Percussion cap, a small copper cylinder, closed at one end, for conveniently holding the detonating powder which is exploded by the act of percussion in percussion-arms.—Set one's cap at, of a woman, to set herself to captivate a man's fancy.—The cap fits, the allusion hits or suits; Throw up one's cap, in token of immoderate joy. [A.S. cæppe—Low L. cappa, a cape or cope.]
Cap
kap, n. a wooden drinking-bowl, with two handles. [Scot., prob. from A.S. copp, a cup; prob. Scand. koppr.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
cap
A strong thick block of wood having two large holes through it, the one square, the other round, used to confine two masts together, when one is erected at the head of the other, in order to lengthen it. The principal caps of a ship are those of the lower masts, which are fitted with a strong eye-bolt on each side, wherein to hook the block by which the top-mast is drawn up through the cap. In the same manner as the top mast slides up through the cap of the lower mast, the topgallant-mast slides up through the cap of the top-masts. When made of iron the cap used to be called a crance.--To cap a mast-head is placing tarpaulin guards against weather. The term is applied to any covering such as lead put over iron bolts to prevent corrosion by sea-water, canvas covers over the ends of rigging, &c. &c. Also, pieces of oak laid on the upper blocks on which a vessel is built, to receive the keel. They are split out for the addition of the false keel, and therefore should be of the most free-grained timber. Also, the coating which guards the top of a quill tube. Also, the percussion priming for fire-arms.--Cap-a-pied, armed from head to foot.
Rap Dictionary
capnoun
Bullet. "I'm a pop a cap in him" -- Samuel L. Jackson as Jules Winnfield in the movie "Pulp Fiction"
capnoun
Scalp, at the top of the skull. "Blood's on my gear, from caps I've peeled" -- Ice-T. (Mic contract).
capnoun
Crack.
capnoun
Penis.
capnoun
to lie.
capnoun
A kill. A gangstah who has killed two persons has made two caps.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
CAP
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cap is ranked #27783 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Cap surname appeared 865 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Cap.
82% or 710 total occurrences were White.
11.3% or 98 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
3.4% or 30 total occurrences were Asian.
1.8% or 16 total occurrences were Black.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'CAP' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4582
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'CAP' in Nouns Frequency: #1505
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APC
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PAC
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of CAP in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of CAP in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of CAP in a Sentence
This is one of the worst national humiliations we've seen since we went cap in hand to the IMF in the 1970s, the truth is that China is a rogue state just as bad as Russia or Iran, and I just don't understand why we're sucking up to them rather than standing up to them as we should be.
We have a fairly large escrow to be made up, and until we do, the cap is basically flat, the increase in value obviously is going to shorten the timeframe that perhaps many had projected when we did the return to play for last season and extended the collective bargaining agreement.
Sometimes people just don’t put their thinking cap on when it comes to costumes.
One of the accusations that has been used against opening up the Barents recently is that it will never be economic. This (Cap-X) is very important in ensuring that it can be economic.
Even the most ardent proponents of the efficient market hypothesis will say that there are pockets of inefficiencies, and the most common is small-cap and international stocks.
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