cap

noun countable

UK /kæp/

Word Forms

singular	cap
plural	caps

1
a soft hat with a stiff part called a peak that comes out over your eyes
a baseball cap
an elderly man in a peaked cap
Synonyms and related words
Hats and other things worn on the head
balaclava
bandanna
baseball cap
1. 1a
  a soft hat that people wear as part of a uniform
  a nurse’s/chauffeur’s/sailor’s cap
  a school cap
  Synonyms and related words
  Hats and other things worn on the head
  balaclava
  bandanna
  baseball cap
2. 1b
  a soft hat that you wear to protect or cover your hair
  a swimming/bathing/shower cap
  Synonyms and related words
  Hats and other things worn on the head
  balaclava
  bandanna
  baseball cap
2
a lid or part that fits over the top of something
Meg screwed the cap back on the bottle.
Synonyms and related words
Lids and other parts of containers
bung
cap
compartment
3
a limit on the amount of money that you can spend or charge
Airlines began to impose a $50 cap on commissions for domestic flights.
The government introduced new spending caps for local authorities.
Synonyms and related words
Limits, controls and ranges
red line
limit
constraint
Synonyms and related words
Setting, controlling and changing prices and costs
bargain
beat down
bottom out
4
literarythe top part of a mountain
the hills with their snowy caps
Synonyms and related words
Parts and features of mountains, hills and cliffs
brae
brink
the brow
1. 4a
  the top part of a wave
  Synonyms and related words
  Tides and waves
  backwash
  billow
  breaker
5
a hard cover fixed to a tooth to protect it or replace part of it
Synonyms and related words
Dentistry
amalgam
brace
bridge
6
Britishif a football, rugby, or cricket player wins a cap, they play for their country in an international match
win/receive/get a cap:
He won seventeen caps for England in the 1990s.
Synonyms and related words
Actions in playing games or sports
backhand
backhander
ball
1. 6a
  a player who has played for their country’s team
  Barber is joined in the midfield by the England cap Nick Pickering.
  Synonyms and related words
  Players and positions in various sports
  all-American
  A. N. Other
  back
7

cap
or
Dutch cap
Britisha rubber object that a woman puts inside her vagina so that she can have sex without getting pregnant
Synonyms and related words
Birth control
abortion
abortionist
barrier method
8
a small amount of explosive that is used to make a loud noise in a toy gun called a cap gun
Synonyms and related words
Toys and other things to play with
action figure
balloon
beanbag

phrases

go cap in hand to someone

if the cap fits (wear it)

cap

noun countable

US /kæp/

Word Forms

singular	cap
plural	caps

1
a soft hat with a stiff part called a bill or visor that comes out over your eyes
a baseball cap
Synonyms and related words
Hats and other things worn on the head
balaclava
bandanna
baseball cap
1. 1a
  a soft hat that people wear as part of a uniform
  a nurse’s/chauffeur’s/sailor’s cap
  Synonyms and related words
  Hats and other things worn on the head
  balaclava
  bandanna
  baseball cap
2. 1b
  a soft hat that you wear to protect or cover your hair
  a swimming/bathing/shower cap
  Synonyms and related words
  Hats and other things worn on the head
  balaclava
  bandanna
  baseball cap
2
a lid or part that fits over the top of something
Meg screwed the cap back on the bottle.
Synonyms and related words
Lids and other parts of containers
bung
cap
compartment
3
literarythe top part of a mountain
the hills with their snowy caps
Synonyms and related words
Parts and features of mountains, hills and cliffs
brae
brink
the brow
1. 3a
  the top part of a wave
  Synonyms and related words
  Tides and waves
  backwash
  billow
  breaker
2. 3b
  the round top part of a mushroom
  Synonyms and related words
  Fungi
  button mushroom
  cap
  fungal
4
a limit on the amount of money that you can spend or charge
Airlines began to impose a $50 cap on commissions for domestic flights.
Synonyms and related words
Limits, controls and ranges
red line
limit
constraint
Synonyms and related words
Setting, controlling and changing prices and costs
appraise
bargain
beat down
5
a hard cover attached to a tooth to protect it or replace part of it
Synonyms and related words
Dentistry
amalgam
braces
bridge
6
a small amount of explosive that is used to make a loud noise in a toy gun called a cap pistol
Synonyms and related words
Toys and other things to play with
action figure
balloon
beanbag

phrases

go cap in hand to someone

set your cap for/at someone

cap

verb transitive

UK /kæp/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	cap
he/she/it	caps
present participle	capping
past tense	capped
past participle	capped

1
to set a limit on the amount of money that someone can spend or charge
The Department of the Environment is capping local authorities’ spending.
The interest rate has been capped at 7.5 per cent.
Synonyms and related words
To limit or control something or someone
draw a line in the sand
limit
control
Synonyms and related words
Setting, controlling and changing prices and costs
bargain
beat down
bottom out
2
Britishto give a player a place in a country’s team for an international match in football, rugby, or cricket
Rix was capped for England 17 times.
He has now become Brazil’s most capped goalkeeper.
Synonyms and related words
Sports management and team selection
bench
be relegated
call up
3
to say or do something that is better, funnier, cleverer etc than something good, funny, clever etc that someone has just said or done
Every time I made a joke, Kim tried to cap it.
Synonyms and related words
To do something well or better than someone else
excel
distinguish yourself
smash a record
1. 3a
  mainly journalismto be a very good or very important event that happens at the end of a series of events
  His victory in the world championship capped a brilliant week’s skiing.
  The festivities were capped by a presentation to all the committee members.
  Synonyms and related words
  To be important, or to give something importance
  matter
  figure
  emphasize
4
to fix a hard cover to a tooth to protect it or replace part of it
She’d had three of her teeth capped.
Synonyms and related words
Dentistry
amalgam
brace
bridge
5
to put a cover or lid on something
It’s a good idea to cap the chimney to prevent dirt from getting in.
Synonyms and related words
To close or lock something
close off
close up
lock out
6
to lie
Everyone knows all he does is cap!
Submitted by:
marion from United States on 11/02/2020
Open Dictionary - February2020

phrases

be capped with/by

to cap it all

phrasal verbs

cap off

cap

verb transitive

US /kæp/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	cap
he/she/it	caps
present participle	capping
past tense	capped
past participle	capped

1
to say or do something that is better, funnier, cleverer, etc. than something good, funny, clever, etc. that someone has just said or done
Every time I made a joke, Kim tried to cap it.
Synonyms and related words
To do something well or better than someone else
excel
distinguish yourself
smash a record
1. 1a
  mainly journalismto be a very good or very important event that happens at the end of a series of events
  His victory in the world championship capped a brilliant week’s skiing.
  The festivities were capped by a presentation to all the committee members.
  Synonyms and related words
  To be important, or to give something importance
  matter
  figure
  emphasize
2
to put a cover or lid on something
It’s a good idea to cap the chimney to prevent dirt from getting in.
Synonyms and related words
To close or lock something
close off
lock out
shut
3
to set a limit on the amount of money that someone can spend or charge
The interest rate has been capped at 7.5 percent.
Synonyms and related words
To limit or control something or someone
draw a line in the sand
limit
control
Synonyms and related words
Setting, controlling and changing prices and costs
appraise
bargain
beat down
4
to attach a hard cover to a tooth to protect it or replace part of it
She’d had three of her teeth capped.
Synonyms and related words
Dentistry
amalgam
braces
bridge
5
to lie
Everyone knows all he does is cap!
Submitted by:
marion from United States on 11/02/2020
Open Dictionary - February2020

phrases

be capped with/by

to cap it all

phrasal verbs

cap off

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