26984 words

cap

22 definitions • 25 examples
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a soft flat hat that has a curved part sticking out at the front, often worn as part of a uniform
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a thin hat that stops your hair getting wet when swimming or taking a shower:

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a hat given to someone who plays for their national team in a particular sport, or a player who receives this:

Examples:

Davis has 17 Scottish caps (= has played for Scotland 17 times).
4
a small lid or cover:

Examples:

The camera has a lens cap to protect the lens surface.
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an artificial covering on a tooth that protects it
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the round top part of a mushroom or toadstool (= types of fungus that grow soft parts above the ground that produce spores):

Examples:

Place the mushroom caps hollow side up and fill with the garlic mixture.
The bell morel is an edible mushroom with a bell-shaped cap.
The rotten tree stump was covered in a mass of tiny, conical toadstool caps.
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a limit on the amount of money that can be charged or spent in connection with a particular activity:

Examples:

cap on Central government has imposed a cap on local tax increases.
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short for capital letters (= letters of the alphabet in the form and larger size used at the beginning of sentences and names):

Examples:

all caps Try to avoid typing in all caps, as some people think that it's the printed equivalent of shouting.
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to put a limit on the amount of money that can be charged or spent in connection with a particular activity:

Examples:

High-spending councils have all been capped.
Our mortgage is capped at 8.75 percent for five years.
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to play for your national team in a particular sport:

Examples:

She's been capped for Scotland nine times.
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to cover the top of something:

Examples:

be capped with The mountain was capped with snow.
have your teeth capped (= protected with an artificial covering)
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a soft, light hat, esp. one with a curved part sticking out at the front:

Examples:

a painter’s cap
My uncle must have a hundred baseball caps to choose from.
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a small lid or cover:

Examples:

a pen cap
I can’t get the cap off this bottle.
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A cap is also a crown (= cover for a tooth).
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a small amount of explosive powder on a paper roll, used esp. in toy guns to make a loud noise
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to put a limit on expenses or amounts charged:

Examples:

Our mortgage is capped for five years.
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an upper limit on the amount of money that can be spent or charged in connection with a particular activity:

Examples:

a cap on sth They called for the government to keep the cap on public-sector spending.
impose/remove a cap The letter of intent defined the work to be carried out and imposed a cap on cost.
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abbreviation for

Examples:

We are investing in companies with an average market cap of $400 million.
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to put an upper limit on the amount of money that can be spent or charged in connection with a particular activity:

Examples:

Annual expenses on each fund will be capped at 1.25%.
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abbreviation for

Examples:

Reform of the CAP has focused on reducing surplus production .

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