American English pronunciation
How to pronounce cap
IPA transcription: ['kæp]
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Noun
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a tight-fitting headdress
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a top (as for a bottle)
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an upper limit on what is allowed
“he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him”
“there was a roof on salaries”
“they established a cap for prices”
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a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
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something serving as a cover or protection
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(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
“tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown”
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a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
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a protective covering that is part of a plant
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the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
Verb
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lie at the top of
“Snow capped the mountains”
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restrict the number or amount of
“We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club”
Usage examples
- He battled Captain America and Quasar.
- Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape.
- Criminals who escaped a "hudud" punishment could still receive a "ta'zir" sentence.
- Barzan was decapitated by the long drop.
- Genoese crossbowmen also managed to successfully board and capture two English ships.
- Similarly, capacity increases were sanctioned on a reciprocal basis only.
- Skip prepares his escape through the secret opening, but Graham shows up, suspicious.
- State-controlled financial institutions provided working capital and subsidized the firms for any losses.
- A series of capsizes followed, and Dom's cabin filled with water.
- For a year, he bicycled throughout the South to escape arrest.