cap

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A soft, close-fitting hat, often with a part that sticks out at the front.

   The children all wore caps to protect them from the sun.

2. 2
   noun

   A cover or lid that fits tightly over the top of something.

   He took the cap off the bottle and poured a drink.

3. 3
   noun

   An upper limit set on an amount or number.

   The government put a cap on the price of basic foods.

4. 4
   verb

   To set an upper limit on an amount or number.

   They had to cap the number of people allowed into the club.

5. 5
   verb

   To cover or lie on top of something.

   Snow capped the mountains all through the winter.

Common collocations

• cradle cap Noun + noun
• dunce cap Noun + noun
• overseas cap Adjective + noun
• distributor cap Noun + noun
• cap off Verb + adverb

Etymology tree Late Latin cappabor. Proto-West Germanic *kappā Proto-West Germanic *kappijā Old English cæppe Middle English cappe English cap Inherited from Middle English cappe, from Old English cæppe, from Proto-West Germanic *kappā (“covering, hood, mantle”), from Late Latin cappa, itself from Latin caput. Doublet of cape, chape, and cope.

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