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

  1. capnoun

    a tight-fitting headdress

  2. capnoun

    a top (as for a bottle)

  3. 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

  4. capnoun

    something serving as a cover or protection

  5. cap, pileusnoun

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

  6. hood, capnoun

    a protective covering that is part of a plant

  7. 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"

  8. 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"

  9. capital, chapiter, capverb

    the upper part of a column that supports the entablature

  10. cap, crestverb

    lie at the top of

    "Snow capped the mountains"

  11. 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

  1. 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.

  2. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Capnoun

    a covering for the head

  2. Capnoun

    one usually with a visor but without a brim, for men and boys

  3. Capnoun

    one of lace, muslin, etc., for women, or infants

  4. Capnoun

    one used as the mark or ensign of some rank, office, or dignity, as that of a cardinal

  5. Capnoun

    the top, or uppermost part; the chief

  6. Capnoun

    a respectful uncovering of the head

  7. Capnoun

    the whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck

  8. Capnoun

    anything resembling a cap in form, position, or use

  9. Capnoun

    the uppermost of any assemblage of parts; as, the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping, cornice, lintel, or plate

  10. Capnoun

    something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament

  11. 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

  12. Capnoun

    a percussion cap. See under Percussion

  13. Capnoun

    the removable cover of a journal box

  14. Capnoun

    a portion of a spherical or other convex surface

  15. Capnoun

    a large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap; legal cap

  16. 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

  17. Capverb

    to deprive of cap

  18. Capverb

    to complete; to crown; to bring to the highest point or consummation; as, to cap the climax of absurdity

  19. Capverb

    to salute by removing the cap

  20. Capverb

    to match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to; as, to cap text; to cap proverbs

  21. Capverb

    to uncover the head respectfully

  22. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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.]

  2. 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

  1. 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

  1. capnoun

    Bullet. "I'm a pop a cap in him" -- Samuel L. Jackson as Jules Winnfield in the movie "Pulp Fiction"

  2. capnoun

    Scalp, at the top of the skull. "Blood's on my gear, from caps I've peeled" -- Ice-T. (Mic contract).

  3. capnoun

    Crack.

  4. capnoun

    Penis.

  5. capnoun

    to lie.

  6. capnoun

    A kill. A gangstah who has killed two persons has made two caps.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. 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.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Cap' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4582

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Cap' in Nouns Frequency: #1505

Anagrams for Cap »

  1. APC

  2. CPA

  3. PAC

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Cap in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Cap in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Cap in a Sentence

  1. Chris Retzler:

    A stronger dollar is going to put more downward pressure on industrial names and larger cap companies that are more global to begin with.

  2. Tim Ghriskey:

    It’s a reverse of what’s happened year-to-date through Tuesday. Today and yesterday were decidedly a growth market, especially big-cap tech plus, there’s concern about distribution of the vaccine.

  3. Evercore Partners:

    Ward has a superb record and deep experience in the large cap multinational energy sector, and that will be very complementary to our current energy platform.

  4. Eugene McLaughlin:

    The case is almost beyond legal adjudication, no matter if Amanda Knox or Raffaele Sollecito are found guilty or not guilty, it has taken on an after-life of its own.' The protracted online battle took root in the Paleolithic era of social media, when tabloids plumbed Knox's MySpace page for early photos of a smiling and carefree student, wisps of hair blowing from beneath a rolled knit cap, picking up on the.

  5. Hans Hess:

    The abolition of the cap will cost jobs, but the sector overcame the franc crisis in 2011 and will also cope with this crisis.

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