Cap | Mean of cap in English Dictionary

/ˈkæp/

• Noun
• a small, soft hat that often has a hard curved part (called a visor) that extends out over your eyes
1. a Harvard University cap [=a cap that has the name or symbol of Harvard University on it]
2. a knit/knitted cap
3. his wool/tweed cap
• a covering for a person's head that is worn for a special purpose
1. a shower/bathing cap [=a head covering that people wear to keep their hair dry when they are showering/swimming]
• a hat that people with particular jobs wear while working
1. a painter's cap
2. a surgeon's cap, gown, and gloves

• a part or object that covers the end or top of something
1. a bottle cap
2. a lens cap
3. a pill bottle with a childproof cap
4. Put the cap back on the marker when you are done using it.
• a part that forms the top of something
1. a bird with a black cap [=a black section of feathers on the top of its head]
2. a mushroom cap [=the top part of a mushroom]
• a limit on the amount of money that can be spent, given, charged, etc., for something
1. a spending cap
2. a cap on political donations
3. a cap on doctor's fees
• a paper or metal container that holds an explosive substance
1. a blasting cap
• a capital letter
1. e-mails written in all caps
2. She signed the letter with her name in caps: KIM.
• a hard substance that is shaped to look like a healthy tooth and used to cover a damaged tooth
• an opportunity to play for your school or country
1. He won his first cap against Columbia when he was 22.
• a player chosen to play for a country's team
• Verb
• to cover the top or end of (something)
1. a pipe capped at one end
2. a mountain capped with snow = a snow-capped mountain
3. Be sure to cap the pen/marker when you are done using it.
• to end (something) in usually an exciting or impressive way
1. The report caps a ten-year study of lung cancer among nonsmokers.
2. The band capped off the show with an extended version of their classic hit.
3. The victory caps off the career of a coach who's brought her team to the championships five times.
• to follow (something) with something that is better, worse, etc.
1. a concert capped by a fantastic fireworks display
2. The car was filthy when he returned it to me, and to cap it off [=to top it off], there was almost no fuel left in the tank.
• to prevent (something) from increasing
1. If the teams don't cap player salaries, the league won't survive.
2. capping interest rates
3. The law would cap legal immigration.
• to put a limit on the amount of money that can be spent by (a group)
1. The government wants to cap councils that spend too much.
• to cover (a tooth) with a hard material that is shaped to look like a healthy tooth
1. He had two of his teeth capped.
• to choose (someone) to play for a national team
1. He was first capped for Ireland at age 22.