cap


Definition: Meaning of, cap in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kap /

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cap caps
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  1. hat a type of flat hat that has a curved part sticking out at the front, and is often worn as part of a uniform
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  2. hat a covering that fits very closely to your head
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  3. hat a type of simple hat that fits very closely to your head, worn especially by women in the past
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  4. covering a protective covering that you put on the end or top of an object [=  top]
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  5. limit an upper limit that is put on the amount of money that someone can earn, spend, or borrow
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  6. sport British English if a sports person wins a cap or is given a cap, he or she is chosen to play for their country
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  7. sport British English a sports person who has played for his or her country
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  8. small explosive a small paper container with explosive inside it, used especially in toy guns
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  9. sex a CONTRACEPTIVE made of a round piece of rubber that a woman puts inside her VAGINA [=  diaphragm]
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  10. go cap in hand (to somebody) British English American English to ask for money or help in a very respectful way, from someone who has a lot more power than you
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
cap capped capped
Present Participle Third Person Singular
capping caps
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  1. cover be capped with something to have a particular substance on top
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  2. limit [often passive] to limit the amount of something, especially money, that can be used, allowed, or spent
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  3. good/bad to say, do, or be something that is better, worse, or more extreme than something that has just happened or been said
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  4. be capped by something to have something very good or very bad at the end of an event
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  5. sport [usually passive] British English to choose someone for a national sports team
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  6. to cap it all (off) British English spoken used before a statement to say that something is the last in a series of annoying, unpleasant, or funny events
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  7. snow-capped, white-capped etc with snow on top, with white on top etc
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  8. tooth to cover a tooth with a special hard white substance
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cap used in phrases

  • CAP, the
    1. the Common Agricultural Policy a system of laws arranged by the EUROPEAN UNION to control the production of food and other farm crops. It set limits on how much farmers can grow, and provided them with financial support.
  • Cap'n Crunch
    1. a type of sweet breakfast CEREAL which is popular especially with children in the US
  • Dutch cap (noun)
    1. a round rubber CONTRACEPTIVE, that a woman wears inside her VAGINA during sex [=  diaphragm, cap]
  • Turk's cap-lily (noun)
    1. lily of the eastern United States with orange to red maroon-spotted flowers
  • Turk's-cap (noun)
    1. lily of the eastern United States with orange to red maroon-spotted flowers
    2. lily with small dull purple flowers of northwestern Europe and northwestern Asia
  • baseball cap (noun)
    1. a hat that fits closely around your head with a round part that sticks out at the front
  • bathing cap (noun)
    1. a special hat that you wear for swimming
  • bishop's cap (noun)
    1. any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's mitre
  • blasting cap (noun)
    1. a small tube filled with detonating substances; used to detonate high explosives
  • cap off (verb)
    1. finish or complete, as with some decisive action
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cap used in phrasal verbs

  • capitalize on (phrasal verb)
    1. capitalize on something to use an event or a situation to help you to achieve something or to get an advantage
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