Cap Definition
kăp
capped, capping, caps
noun
caps
Any closefitting head covering, brimless or with only a front visor, and made of wool, cotton, etc., as a baseball cap or overseas cap, or of muslin or lace, as a nurse's or baby's cap.
Webster's New World
A special covering for the head, worn as a mark of occupation, rank, academic degree, etc.
A cardinal's cap, fool's cap.
Webster's New World
An academic mortarboard. Used especially in the phrase cap and gown.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
A protective cover or seal, especially one that closes off an end or a tip.
A bottle cap; a 35-millimeter lens cap.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- detonating device
- detonator
- jacket crown
- jacket
- crownwork
- crown
- headtire
- wind-cutter
- rumal
- primacord
- exploder
- coverchief
- homburg
- yarmulka
- trilby
verb
capped, capping, caps
To put a cap on.
Webster's New World
To present ceremonially with a special cap, as at a graduation.
To cap a nurse.
Webster's New World
To cover the top or end of; form a cap.
Snow capped the hills.
Webster's New World
To do as well as or better than; equal or excel.
Webster's New World
To follow with another that is equivalent or better than; match.
To cap a quotation.
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abbreviation
Capacity.
Webster's New World
Combat air patrol.
American Heritage
Capital.
Webster's New World
Capitalization.
Webster's New World
Capitalize.
Webster's New World
other
See also headgear.
Wiktionary
idiom
cap in hand
- Humbly or submissively.
American Heritage
set (one's) cap for
- To attempt to attract and win as a mate.
American Heritage
cap in hand
- in a humble or servile manner
Webster's New World
cap the climax
- to be or do more than could be expected or believed
Webster's New World
set one's cap for
- to try to win (someone) as a husband or lover
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Cap
- cap in hand
- set (one's) cap for
- cap in hand
- cap the climax
- set one's cap for
Origin of Cap
Middle English cappe from Old English cæppe from Late Latin cappa
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English cappe, from Old English cæppe, from Late Latin cappa.
From Wiktionary
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From capitalization, by shortening.
From Wiktionary
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From capital, by shortening.
From Wiktionary
Shortened form of capital
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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