| CAP abbr. Civil Air Patrol |
cap 1 (k p)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 Idioms: 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. cap in hand Humbly or submissively. set (one's) cap for To attempt to attract and win as a mate. [Middle English cappe, from Old English cæppe, from Late Latin cappa.] |
| cap 2 (kp) Informal n. A capital letter. tr.v. capped, cap·ping, caps To capitalize. [Shortened form of capital.] |
| cap 3 (kp) n. Informal 1. Capital: venture cap. 2. Capitalization: market cap. |
Translations
caps [kæps] NPL ABBR (Typ) =capitals, capital letters → may
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