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noun | verb capcap1 /kæp/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYcap1Origin: 900-1000 Late Latin cappa covering for the head, cloak 1 HAT a)a type of soft flat hat that has a curved part sticking out at the front: a baseball cap b)a covering that fits very closely to your head and is worn for a particular purpose: a shower cap c)a special type of hat that is worn with a particular uniform or by a particular group of people: a nurse’s cap → see also stocking cap2TOP/COVERING a protective covering that you put on the end or top of an object: the lens cap for a camera a bottle cap → see also ice cap, toecap3LIMIT an upper limit that is put on the amount of money that someone can earn, spend, or borrow: a spending cap4TOOTH a hard cover that protects a damaged tooth or makes it look better5SMALL EXPLOSIVE a small paper container with explosive inside it, used especially in toy guns6in (all) caps in capital letters: The title was in all caps.[Origin: 900–1000 Late Latin cappa covering for the head, cloak] → see also a feather in your cap at feather1 (2), kneecap, put on your thinking cap at thinking1 (5), whitecaps noun | verb capcap2 verb (capped, capping) [transitive] VERB TABLEcap |
Present | I, you, we, they | cap | | he, she, it | caps | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | capped | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have capped | | he, she, it | has capped | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had capped | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will cap | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have capped |
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Present | I | am capping | | he, she, it | is capping | | you, we, they | are capping | Past | I, he, she, it | was capping | | you, we, they | were capping | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been capping | | he, she, it | has been capping | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been capping | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be capping | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been capping |
1be capped by/with something to cover the top of something: The mountain tops are capped with snow.2to limit the amount of something, especially money, that can be used, allowed, or spent: Some state colleges have capped enrollment.3to be the last and usually best thing that happens in a game, situation, etc.: Payton capped the game with three baskets in the final minute.4to cover a tooth with a special hard white surface5to cap it all (off) spoken used before describing the worst, best, funniest, etc. part at the end of a story or description: I had a terrible day at work, and to cap it all off I got a flat tire. |