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cap ¹  (kp)

n.

1. A usually soft and close-fitting head covering, either having no brim or with a visor.

2.

a. A special head covering worn to indicate rank, occupation, or membership in a particular group: a cardinal's cap; a sailor's cap.

b. An academic mortarboard. Used especially in the phrase cap and gown.

3.

a. A protective cover or seal, especially one that closes off an end or a tip: a bottle cap; a 35-millimeter lens cap.

b. A crown for covering or sealing a tooth.

c. A tread for a worn pneumatic tire.

d. A fitted covering used to seal a well or large pipe.

e. Chiefly Southern U.S. See eye.

4. A summit or top, as of a mountain.

5. An upper limit; a ceiling: placed a cap on mortgage rates.

6. Architecture The capital of a column.

7. Botany

a. The top part, or pileus, of a mushroom.

b. A calyptra.

8.

a. A percussion cap.

b. A small explosive charge enclosed in paper for use in a toy gun.

9. Any of several sizes of writing paper, such as foolscap.

10. Sports An appearance by a player in an international soccer game, traditionally rewarded with a hat.

tr.v. capped, cap·ping, caps

1. To cover, protect, or seal with a cap.

2. To award a special cap to as a sign of rank or achievement: capped the new women nurses at graduation.

3. To lie over or on top of; cover: hills capped with snow.

4. To apply the finishing touch to; complete: cap a meal with dessert.

5. To follow with something better; surpass or outdo: capped his last trick with a disappearing act that brought the audience to its feet.

6. To set an upper limit on: decided to cap cost-of-living increases.

Idioms:

cap in hand

Respectfully or humbly; unpretentiously.

set (one's) cap for

To attempt to attract and win as a mate.

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[Middle English cappe, from Old English cæppe, from Late Latin cappa.]

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cap ²  (kp) Informal

n.

A capital letter.

tr.v. capped, cap·ping, caps

To capitalize.

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[Shortened form of capital¹.]

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cap ³  (kp)

n. Informal

1. Capital: venture cap.

2. Capitalization: market cap.

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cap

Noun

1. a soft close-fitting covering for the head

2. Sport a cap given to someone selected for a national team

3. a small flat lid: petrol cap

4. a small amount of explosive enclosed in paper and used in a toy gun

5. a contraceptive device placed over the mouth of the womb

6. an upper financial limit

7. cap in hand humbly

Verb

[capping, capped]

1. to cover or top with something: a thick cover of snow capped the cars

2. Sport to select (a player) for a national team: Australia's most capped player

3. to impose an upper level on (a tax): charge capping

4. Informal to outdo or excel: capping anecdote with anecdote [Late Latin cappa hood]

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CAP (in the EU) Common Agricultural Policy

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cap - a tight-fitting headdress             balaclava, balaclava helmet - a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face Balmoral, bluebonnet - a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side baseball cap, golf cap, jockey cap - a cap with a bill bathing cap, swimming cap - a tight-fitting cap that keeps hair dry while swimming beret - a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth biggin - a child's tight-fitting cap; often ties under the chin berretta, biretta, birretta - a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy calpac, calpack, kalpac - a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus cloth cap, flat cap - a flat woolen cap with a stiff peak coxcomb, cockscomb - a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red coonskin, coonskin cap - a raccoon cap with the tail hanging down the back earflap, earlap - one of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm tarboosh, fez - a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown garrison cap, overseas cap - a wedge-shaped wool or cotton cap; worn as part of a uniform Glengarry - a Scottish cap with straight sides and a crease along the top from front to back; worn by Highlanders as part of military dress headdress, headgear - clothing for the head kalansuwa - a cap that is wrapped around by a turban and worn by Muslim religious elders kepi, peaked cap, service cap, yachting cap - a cap with a flat circular top and a visor liberty cap - close-fitting conical cap worn as a symbol of liberty during the French Revolution and in the U.S. before 1800 mobcap - large high frilly cap with a full crown; formerly worn indoors by women mortarboard - an academic cap with a flat square with a tassel on top nightcap - a cloth cap worn in bed pinner - a woman's cap with two long flaps pinned on sailor cap - a cap worn by sailors shower cap - a tight cap worn to keep hair dry while showering ski cap, stocking cap, toboggan cap - a close-fitting woolen cap; often has a tapering tail with a tassel skullcap - rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head tam, tam-o'-shanter, tammy - a woolen cap of Scottish origin watch cap - a knitted dark blue wool cap worn by seamen in cold or stormy weather wishing cap - a magical cap that secures whatever one wishes for
	2.	cap - a top (as for a bottle) bottlecap - a cap that seals a bottle nipple - a flexible cap on a baby's feeding bottle or pacifier radiator cap - cap on the opening in the top of a radiator through which a coolant liquid can be added cover, top - covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle"
	3.	cap - a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive detonating device, detonator blasting cap - a small tube filled with detonating substances; used to detonate high explosives explosive device - device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy percussion cap - a detonator that explodes when struck
	4.	cap - something serving as a cover or protection distributor cap - the cap of the distributor that holds in place the wires from the distributor to the spark plugs collet, ferrule - a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting hubcap - cap that fits over the hub of a wheel lens cap, lens cover - cap used to keep lens free of dust when not in use protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" thimble - a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container
	5.	cap - a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom pileus fungus - an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia plant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus
	6.	cap - a protective covering that is part of a plant hood plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion covering, natural covering, cover - a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"
	7.	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" ceiling, roof control - the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls" glass ceiling - a ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in the work force that prevents minorities and women from advancing to leadership positions
	8.	cap - (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth; "tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown" crownwork, jacket crown, jacket, crown dental appliance - a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth dental medicine, dentistry, odontology - the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth
	9.	cap - the upper part of a column that supports the entablature chapiter, capital pillar, column - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure top - the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page"
Verb	1.	cap - lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains" crest lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
	2.	cap - restrict the number or amount of; "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club" circumscribe, confine, limit - restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"

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cap

verb 1. (Informal) beat, top, better, exceed, eclipse, lick (informal) surpass, transcend, outstrip, outdo, run rings around (informal) put in the shade, overtop

2. top, cover, crown

Translations

CAP n abbr (= Common Agricultural Policy) → PAC f

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cap [kæp] n (hat) → gorra;

(for swimming) → gorro; [of pen] → capuchón m [of bottle] → tapón m: (metal) → chapa;

(contraceptive) → diafragma m

vt (= outdo) → superar;

(BRIT) (SPORT) → seleccionar (para el equipo nacional);

and to cap it all, he ... → y para colmo, él ...

CAP n abbr (= Common Agricultural Policy) → PAC f

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cap [kæp] n → casquette f;

(for swimming) → bonnet m de bain [of pen]; capuchon m [of bottle]; capsule f;

(Brit) (= contraceptive) (also: Dutch cap) → diaphragme m;

(Football) → sélection f pour l'équipe nationale

vt → capsuler (= outdo); surpasser (= put limit on); plafonner;

capped with → coiffé(e) de;

and to cap it all, he ... (Brit) → pour couronner le tout, il ...

CAP n abbr (= Common Agricultural Policy) → gemeinsame Agrarpolitik f der EG

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cap [kæp] n → Mütze f, Kappe f;

(of pen) → (Verschluss)kappe f;

(of bottle) → Verschluss m, Deckel m;

(contraceptive) (also: Dutch cap) → Pessar nt;

(for toy gun) → Zündplättchen nt;

(for swimming) → Bademütze f, Badekappe f;

(Sport) → Ehrenkappe, die Nationalspielern verliehen wird

vt (outdo) → überbieten;

(Sport) → für die Nationalmannschaft aufstellen;

capped with ... → mit ... obendrauf;

and to cap it all, ... → und obendrein ...

CAP n abbr (= Common Agricultural Policy) → PAC f

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cap [kæp] n (also BRIT FOOTBALL) → berretto; [of pen] → coperchio; [of bottle] → tappo;

(for swimming) → cuffia;

(BRIT) (contraceptive) (also: Dutch cap) → diaframma m

vt → tappare (= outdo); superare;

capped with → ricoperto/a di;

and to cap it all, he ... (BRIT) → e per completare l'opera, lui ...

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cap

n cap [kӕp]

1 a hat with a peak a chauffeur's cap.petقُبَّعّةٌ ذات حافّةٍкаскетčepicekasketdie Mützeπηλήκιοgorranokkmütsکلاهlakkicasquetteכּוֹבָע מִצְחִייָהटोपीkapasapkapici(der)húfaberretto前びさし付帽子챙 달린 모자kepurėcepure; žokejcepuretopipet(skygge)lueczapka z daszkiembonéşapcăкепка; фуражкаčapicačepica s ščitnikomkačketskärmmössa, kepsหมวกที่มีกระบังหน้าkep, kasket尖帽кепка; картузٹوپیmũ lưỡi trai尖帽

2 a covering for the head, not with a peak a swimming cap; a nurse's cap.musقُبَّعَةٌ ذات حافَّةٍшапкаčepec, čapkahættedie Haubeσκούφιαgorro, cofiamütsکلاه بدون لبهlakki, päähinebonnet; coiffeכּוֹבָעआवरण, आच्छदkapasapkatudung(sund)hettaberretto, cappello縁なし帽子챙 없는 모자kepuraitėcepurītepenutup kepalahoofddeksellue; (bade)hette; kappeczepektoucacască; bonetăшапочка;колпакčiapka; čepieckapakapamössaหมวกkep, takke, başlık帽子чепецьسر کو ڈھانپنے کے لئے چوٹی کے بغیر ٹوپیmũ vải帽子

3 a cover or top (of a bottle, pen etc) Replace the cap after you've finished with the pen.doppie, proppieسَدّادَةُ قَنّينَهкапачкаvíčko, víkohættedie (Verschluß-)Kappeκαπάκι, πώμα, βούλωμα, τάπαcapuchón, tapón, tapakorkدر؛ سرپوشkorkki, suojuscapsule; capuchonמִכְסֵה, פְּקַקशीर्षkapicakupaktutuphetta, lokcappuccioキャップ뚜껑dangtelisaizbāznis; uzmava; vākspenutupdoplokk, hette, deksel, kapselkapsel, nakrętkatampaca­pac; învelişкрышка; колпачокuzáverpokrov, zamašekpoklopackapsyl, hatt, lockฝาครอบkapak, başlık蓋ковпачокڈھکنnắp盖

adj capped

having a cap or covering snow-capped mountains.bedekteمُغَطّىпокритs čepičkou, pokrytýdækketbedecktσκεπασμένοςtapado, cubierto(mütsiga) kaetudدارای سرپوش؛ پوشش دارpeittämäcouronnéלָשִׂים כּוֹבָע, מִכְסֵהआवृत्तpokrovac, glavicahófedteberlapisþakinn (efst) með hetturicoperto, copertoふたをかぶせた「뚜껑이 있는, ...으로 덮인」이라는 뜻의 연결형apdengtaspārklāts; apsegtsdilitupimet... bedektmed hette/lue; (-)dekketpokrytycoberto deacoperit deпокрытыйpokrytý (ako čiapočkou)pokritprekrivenkapsylförsedd, krönt, []kläddซึ่งปกคลุม...kaplı覆蓋的покритийسر پہ ٹوپی لینا ، یا کسی چیز کا ڈھانپا ہوا ہوناcó nắp覆盖的