cap

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   in dentistry, dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth

   I don't have any caps yet.

2. 2
   verb

   to restrict the number or amount of

   We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club

3. 3
   verb

   to lie at the top of

   Snow capped the mountains

4. 4
   noun

   A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked.

   The children were all wearing caps to protect them from the sun.

5. 5
   noun

   A protective cover or seal.

   He took the cap off the bottle and splashed himself with some cologne.

6. 6
   noun

   A crown for covering a tooth.

   He had golden caps on his teeth.

7. 7
   noun

   The summit of a mountain, etc.

   There was snow on the cap of the mountain.

8. 8
   noun

   An artificial upper limit or ceiling.

   We should put a cap on the salaries, to keep them under control.

Etymology

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.