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Meaning of 'cap'
Meaning of 'cap' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Cap 
[ n.]
- A covering for the head [ n.]- One usually with a visor but without a brim, for men and boys
- One of lace, muslin, etc., for women, or infants
- One used as the mark or ensign of some rank, office, or dignity, as that of a cardinal.
- The top, or uppermost part; the chief.
- A respectful uncovering of the head.
- The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
- Anything resembling a cap in form, position, or use
- The uppermost of any assemblage of parts; as, the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping, cornice, lintel, or plate.
- Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.
- 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.
- A percussion cap. See under Percussion.
- The removable cover of a journal box.
- A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
- A large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap; legal cap.
2. Cap [ v. i.]
- To uncover the head respectfully. [ v. i.]3. Cap [ v. t.]
- 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. [ v. t.]- To deprive of cap.
- To complete; to crown; to bring to the highest point or consummation; as, to cap the climax of absurdity.
- To salute by removing the cap.
- To match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to; as, to cap text; to cap proverbs.
Meaning of 'cap' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. cap [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- an upper limit on what is allowed
- an upper limit on what is allowed
Example in sentence:
- 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
Meaning (2):
- (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
- (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
Example in sentence:
- tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown
2. cap [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- lie at the top of
- lie at the top of
Example in sentence:
- Snow capped the mountains
Meaning (4):
- restrict the number or amount of
- restrict the number or amount of
Example in sentence:
- We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club
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