"cap it all off" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-cap it all off.ogg [Australia] Forms: caps it all off [present, singular, third-person], capping it all off [participle, present], capped it all off [participle, past], capped it all off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} cap it all off (third-person singular simple present caps it all off, present participle capping it all off, simple past and past participle capped it all off)
  1. (idiomatic, sometimes ironic) To finish or complete something; to add a finishing touch. Tags: idiomatic, ironic, sometimes Synonyms: cap it all, cap it off
    Sense id: en-cap_it_all_off-en-verb-2EXl~ibe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with placeholder "it" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 67 33
  2. (idiomatic) To surpass or outdo something. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-cap_it_all_off-en-verb-GJ9rTH37

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