A cap is a hat that fits snugly on your head. You might wear a bathing cap when you swim, to keep your hair dry.
A covering for the head
Noun
a tight-fitting headdress
Noun
a top (as for a bottle)
Noun
something serving as a cover or protection
Noun
the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
Noun
dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a tooth
Noun
a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
Noun
an upper limit on what is allowed; "they established a cap for prices"
Noun
a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
Verb
restrict the number or amount of; "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club"
Verb
lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains"
n.
A covering for the head
n.
One usually with a visor but without a brim, for men and boys
n.
One of lace, muslin, etc., for women, or infants
n.
One used as the mark or ensign of some rank, office, or
dignity, as that of a cardinal.
n.
The top, or uppermost part; the chief.
n.
A respectful uncovering of the head.
n.
The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill
to the nape of the neck.
n.
Anything resembling a cap in form, position, or use
n.
The uppermost of any assemblage of parts; as, the cap of
column, door, etc.; a capital, coping, cornice, lintel, or plate.
n.
Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or
ornament.
n.
A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast
and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of
tarred canvas at the end of a rope.
n.
A percussion cap. See under Percussion.
n.
The removable cover of a journal box.
n.
A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
n.
A large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap; legal
cap.
v. t.
To cover with a cap, or as with a cap; to provide with a
cap or cover; to cover the top or end of; to place a cap upon the
proper part of; as, to cap a post; to cap a gun.
v. t.
To deprive of cap.
v. t.
To complete; to crown; to bring to the highest point or
consummation; as, to cap the climax of absurdity.
v. t.
To salute by removing the cap.
v. t.
To match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to;
as, to cap text; to cap proverbs.
v. i.
To uncover the head respectfully.
Cap
Thou art the cap of all the fools alive.3.
He that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks.4.
Cap
The bones next the joint are capped with a smooth cartilaginous substance.2.
Tom . . . capped the proctor with the profoundest of bows.5.
Now I have him under girdle I'll cap verses with him to the end of the chapter.
Cap
A covering for the head
To deprive of cap.
To uncover the head respectfully.
Usage Examples
The Madden NFL franchise holds a special place in popular culture and the cover is a coveted position for players all over the league. I'm honored to be the first cover athlete chosen by Madden NFL fans and it's a great way to cap off an amazing year for the Saints and the city of New Orleans.
Consider the perverse effect cap and trade has on altruistic actions. Say you decide to buy a small, high-efficiency car. That reduces your emissions, but not your country's. Instead it allows somebody else to buy a bigger S.U.V. - because the total emissions are set by the cap.
Ever since the collapse of cap and trade legislation and the realization that President Obama is unlikely to ever utter the words 'climate change' in public again, much less use the bully pulpit to prepare the nation for the catastrophic risks of inaction, the movement has been in a funk.
If we can't have the courage to tell our constituents, hey, we've got to cut back, then if we can point to something and say, I would like to vote for more benefits for you, but this balanced budget amendment or statutory spending cap or whatever the device is, is preventing me from doing it.
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Other Usage ExamplesI would cap the amount of federal government can spend at 20 percent of the economy. Bring it back to 20 percent or lower. And say, we are not going to spend above that level. Democrats, they want to raise your taxes and spend more and more and turn us into an economy which is no longer driven by the private sector.
There would not be enough talent that's educated, developed and ready to take on the next leadership challenge, and it would cap our growth. Now we've put programs in place not to have that happen, but that could be a weakness.
I have advocated an entirely different approach than cap and tax, which would be worldwide in application and which emphasizes technology as a way of reducing total emissions.
I'm finding myself really angry over spending and the deficit. I'm finding myself really angry over what's happening in the Middle East, the decision to stay in Afghanistan indefinitely. I'm angry about cap and trade. And I've been on record for a long time on the failed war on drugs.
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