"cap" meaning in English

See cap in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kæp/ Audio: en-us-cap.ogg [US], en-au-cap.ogg [Australia] Forms: cap [singular], caps [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A cap is a small hat.
    Sense id: simple-cap-en-noun-WYdZ0smY
  2. A cap is a cover that closes the end of something, such as a bottle or pipe.
    Sense id: simple-cap-en-noun-vPu8~P1C
  3. A cap is a limit.
    Sense id: simple-cap-en-noun-fHVUMBeM
  4. A cap is small piece of explosive that is used to set off larger explosives.
    Sense id: simple-cap-en-noun-GpDBj6xc
  5. A cap is the top part of a mushroom.
    Sense id: simple-cap-en-noun-4w~-QqH0 Categories (other): Botany
  6. A cap is a crown for covering a tooth.
    Sense id: simple-cap-en-noun-yDtBrENh
  7. A cap is the summit (top) of a mountain.
    Sense id: simple-cap-en-noun-x2~FqpWW
  8. A cap is a small amount of gunpowder that is used to set off a toy gun.
    Sense id: simple-cap-en-noun-~Dj28QHZ
  9. If you "pop a cap" on someone, you shoot them with a gun.
    Sense id: simple-cap-en-noun-rDcGhWJc Categories (other): Slang
  10. A cap is an international appearance of a player in a team.
    Sense id: simple-cap-en-noun-2framLVn Categories (other): Sports

Verb

IPA: /kæp/ Audio: en-us-cap.ogg [US], en-au-cap.ogg [Australia] Forms: cap [canonical], caps [third-person, singular], capped [past], capped [past, participle], capping [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|cap|p}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you cap something, you put a cap on it.
    Sense id: simple-cap-en-verb-RKmnwo8D
  2. If you cap something, you set an upper limit on it.
    Sense id: simple-cap-en-verb-FOKMCV6K
  3. If something caps something, it fits on it and is a cap for it.
    Sense id: simple-cap-en-verb-XItq2rce
  4. If you cap someone, you shoot that person.
    Sense id: simple-cap-en-verb-gaAKrAaI Categories (other): Slang
  5. If you cap something, you lie over or on top of something.
    Sense id: simple-cap-en-verb-GdTxE1aj
  6. If you cap something, you surpass or outdo something.
    Sense id: simple-cap-en-verb-alGUWMAb
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