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cap

UK/kap/ US/kæp/ common informal slang us
noun (8) verb (2)

noun

1.
2.

a top (as for a bottle)

3.

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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5.

a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom

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6.

an upper limit on what is allowed

  • “they established a cap for prices”
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7.

dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a tooth

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8.

the upper part of a column that supports the entablature

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verb

1.

lie at the top of

  • “Snow capped the mountains”
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2.

restrict the number or amount of

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

Phrases

  • bust a cap small amount of explosive used as detonator
  • cap and ball small amount of explosive used as detonator
  • cap it off
  • cap off
  • cap on
  • CAP syndrome
  • cap table
  • capping plane
  • drop cap
  • elf-cap moss other species
  • jockey's cap other species
  • large cap

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