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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'CAP': /ˌsiːeɪˈpiː/; 'cap': /ˈkæp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kæp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kap)
- Inflections of 'cap' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
- caps
- v 3rd person singular
- capping
- v pres p
- capped
- v past
- capped
- v past p
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026cap1 /kæp/USA pronunciation
n., v., capped, cap•ping. n. [countable]
- Clothinga close-fitting covering for the head, usually having no brim:a woolen cap.
- a hat that signals one's rank, occupation, or the like: a nurse's cap.
- a top, lid, or cover of a container or bottle: a bottle cap.
- summit;
top:the cap of a hill.
- an upper limit, as one set by law on prices, wages, etc.;
ceiling:urged a cap on wage increases of only 2%.
- a noise-making device for toy pistols, made of a small quantity of explosive wrapped in paper.
v. [~ + object]
- to provide or cover with or as if with a cap:Clouds capped the mountaintop.
- [ ~ + obj + with + obj] to complete:She capped her career with a victory.
- [~ + object + with + object] to follow with something better;
outdo: to cap one joke with one even funnier.
- to put a maximum limit on:They promised to cap wages but not prices.
cap3 /kæp/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
- Slang Termsa capsule, esp. of a narcotic drug.
-cap- root.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026cap1
(kap),USA pronunciation n., v., capped, cap•ping. n. - Clothinga close-fitting covering for the head, usually of soft supple material and having no visor or brim.
- Clothinga brimless head covering with a visor, as a baseball cap.
- mobcap.
- a headdress denoting rank, occupation, religious order, or the like:a nurse's cap.
- mortarboard (def. 2).
- [Math.]the symbol ∩, used to indicate the intersection of two sets. Cf. intersection (def. 3a).
- anything resembling or suggestive of a covering for the head in shape, use, or position:a cap on a bottle.
- summit;
top;
acme.
- a maximum limit, as one set by law or agreement on prices, wages, spending, etc., during a certain period of time;
ceiling:a 9 percent cap on pay increases for this year.
- Plant Biology[Mycol.]the pileus of a mushroom.
- [Bot.]calyptra (def. 1).
- [Mining.]a short, horizontal beam at the top of a prop for supporting part of a roof.
- a percussion cap.
- British Termsa selection for a representative team, usually for a national squad.
- a noise-making device for toy pistols, made of a small quantity of explosive wrapped in paper or other thin material.
- [Naut.]a fitting of metal placed over the head of a spar, as a mast or bowsprit, and having a collar for securing an additional spar.
- a new tread applied to a worn pneumatic tire.
- [Archit.]a capital.
- [Carpentry.]a metal plate placed over the iron of a plane to break the shavings as they rise.
- [Fox Hunting.]See capping fee.
- [Chiefly Brit. Slang.]a contraceptive diaphragm.
- cap in hand, humbly;
in supplication:He went to his father cap in hand and begged his forgiveness.
- set one's cap for, to pursue as being a potential mate.
v.t. - to provide or cover with or as if with a cap.
- to complete.
- follow up with something as good or better;
surpass;
outdo:to cap one joke with another.
- to serve as a cap, covering, or top to;
overlie.
- to put a maximum limit on (prices, wages, spending, etc.).
- [Brit. Sports.]to select (a player) for a representative team.
v.i. - [Fox Hunting.]to hunt with a hunting club of which one is not a member, on payment of a capping fee.
- Late Latin cappa hooded cloak, cap; compare cape
- Middle English cappe, Old English cæppe bef. 1000
- Printinga capital letter.
- PrintingUsually, caps. uppercase:Please set the underlined in caps.
v.t. - Printingto write or print in capital letters, or make an initial letter a capital;
capitalize.
cap3
(kap),USA pronunciation n. [Slang.]
- Slang Termsa capsule, esp. of a narcotic drug.
CAP,
- Government, See Civil Air Patrol.
- Economics, GovernmentCommon Agricultural Policy: a coordinated system established in 1960 by the European Economic Community for stabilizing prices of farm products of its member countries.
- Stock Exchangecomputer-aided publishing.
- Business, [Stock Exchange.]convertible adjustable preferred (stock).
Also, C.A.P. (for defs. 1, 2, 4).
cap.,
- Weights and Measurescapacity.
- Drugs(in prescriptions) let the patient take.
- capital.
- capitalize.
- capitalized.
- Printingcapital letter.
- chapter.
- foolscap.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cap /kæp/ n - a covering for the head, esp a small close-fitting one made of cloth or knitted
- such a covering serving to identify the wearer's rank, occupation, etc: a nurse's cap
- something that protects or covers, esp a small lid or cover: lens cap
- an uppermost surface or part: the cap of a wave
- a small amount of explosive enclosed in paper and used in a toy gun
- chiefly Brit
- an emblematic hat or beret given to someone chosen for a representative team: he has won three England caps
- a player chosen for such a team
- the pileus of a mushroom or toadstool
- money contributed to the funds of a hunt by a follower who is neither a subscriber nor a farmer, in return for a day's hunting
- the natural enamel covering a tooth
- an artificial protective covering for a tooth
- an upper financial limit
- a mortarboard when worn with a gown at an academic ceremony (esp in the phrase cap and gown)
- the cloud covering the peak of a mountain
- the transient top of detached clouds above an increasing cumulus
- cap in hand ⇒ humbly, as when asking a favour
vb (caps, capping, capped) (transitive)- to cover, as with a cap: snow capped the mountain tops
- informal to outdo; excel: your story caps them all, to cap an anecdote
- to cap it all ⇒ to provide the finishing touch
- Brit to select (a player) for a representative team
- to seal off (an oil or gas well)
- to impose an upper limit on the level of increase of (a tax)
- chiefly Scot NZ to award a degree to
Etymology: Old English cæppe, from Late Latin cappa hood, perhaps from Latin caput headˈcapper n cap /kæp/ Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
CAP abbreviation for - (in the US) Civil Air Patrol
- (in the EU) Common Agricultural Policy: the system for supporting farm incomes by maintaining agricultural prices at agreed levels
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cap. abbreviation for - capital
- capitalize
- capital letter
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