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Definition of 'cap'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) cap
a close-fitting covering for the head, usu. of soft, supple material and having no brim but sometimes having a visor.

2.  cap
a headdress denoting rank, occupation, religious order, or the like:
a nurse's cap.

3.  cap
anything resembling a covering for the head in shape, use, or position:
a bottle cap.

4.  cap
summit; top; acme.

5.  cap
a maximum limit, as one set by law or agreement on prices, wages, spending, etc.; ceiling.

6.  cap
the pileus of a mushroom.

7.  cap
a noise-making device for toy pistols, made of a small quantity of explosive wrapped in paper.

8. (v.t.) cap
to provide or cover with or as if with a cap.

9.  cap
to complete.

10.  cap
to follow with something better; outdo:
to cap one joke with another.

11.  cap
to serve as a cap, covering, or top to.

12.  cap
to put a maximum limit on (wages, spending, etc.).

13. (n.) cap
a capital letter.

14.  cap
Usu., caps. uppercase:
Set the underlined in caps.

15. (v.t.) cap
to write or print with a capital letter or letters; capitalize.

16. (n.) cap
a capsule, esp. of a narcotic drug.

17.  CAP
Civil Air Patrol.

18.  CAP
computer-aided publishing.

Definition of 'cap'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) cap
a tight-fitting headdress

2. (noun) cap
a top (as for a bottle)

3. (noun) detonator, detonating device, cap
a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive

4. (noun) cap
something serving as a cover or protection

5. (noun) 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. (noun) hood, cap
a protective covering that is part of a plant

7. (noun) ceiling, roof, cap
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. (noun) crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown, cap
(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
"tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown"

9. (verb) capital, chapiter, cap
the upper part of a column that supports the entablature

10. (verb) cap, crest
lie at the top of
"Snow capped the mountains"

11. (verb) cap
restrict the number or amount of
"We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club"

Definition of 'cap'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) cap
a soft, close-fitting hat with a flat curved piece in front
a baseball cap

2.  cap
a close-fitting protective covering for the head
a bathing/shower cap

3.  cap
a top that fits tightly on the end of sth
a bottle cap; a cap on a pen

4.  cap
a limit on an amount of money
a cap on arts funding

5. (verb) cap
to put a limit on an amount of money
to cap campaign spending

Definition of 'cap'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) cap
a covering for the head

2. (noun) cap
one usually with a visor but without a brim, for men and boys

3. (noun) cap
one of lace, muslin, etc., for women, or infants

4. (noun) cap
one used as the mark or ensign of some rank, office, or dignity, as that of a cardinal

5. (noun) cap
the top, or uppermost part; the chief

6. (noun) cap
a respectful uncovering of the head

7. (noun) cap
the whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck

8. (noun) cap
anything resembling a cap in form, position, or use

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

10. (noun) cap
something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament

11. (noun) cap
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. (noun) cap
a percussion cap. See under Percussion

13. (noun) cap
the removable cover of a journal box

14. (noun) cap
a portion of a spherical or other convex surface

15. (noun) cap
a large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap; legal cap

16. (verb) cap
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. (verb) cap
to deprive of cap

18. (verb) cap
to complete; to crown; to bring to the highest point or consummation; as, to cap the climax of absurdity

19. (verb) cap
to salute by removing the cap

20. (verb) cap
to match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to; as, to cap text; to cap proverbs

21. (verb) cap
to uncover the head respectfully

Translation of 'cap'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a hat with a peak a chauffeur's cap.
Afrikaans: pet	Arabic: قُبَّعّةٌ ذات حافّةٍ	Bulgarian: каскет
Brazilian: boné	Czech: čepice	German: die Mütze
Danish: kasket	Greek: πηλήκιο	Spanish: gorra
Estonian: nokkmüts	Farsi: کلاه	Finnish: lippalakki
French: casquette	Hebrew: כּוֹבָע מִצְחִייָה	Hindi: टोपी
Croatian: kapa	Hungarian: sapka	Indonesian: pici
Icelandic: (der)húfa	Italian: berretto	Japanese: 前びさし付帽子
Korean: 위로 뾰족한 모자	Lithuanian: kepurė	Latvian: cepure;žokejcepure
Malay: topi	Dutch: pet	Norwegian: (skygge)lue
Polish: czapka z daszkiem	Persian: کلاه	Pashto: خولی
Portuguese: boné	Romanian: şapcă	Russian: кепка; фуражка
Slovak: čapica	Slovenian: čepica s ščitnikom	Serbian: kačket
Swedish: skärmmössa, keps	Thai: หมวกที่มีกระบังหน้า	Turkish: kep, kasket
Taiwanese: 軍官帽，棒球帽	Ukrainian: кепка; картуз	Urdu: ٹوپی
Vietnamese: mũ lưỡi trai	Chinese: （有帽舌的）帽子
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