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List of meaning for cap

cap(noun)

a tight-fitting headdress

cap(noun)

a top (as for a bottle)

detonator, detonating device, cap(noun)

a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive

cap(noun)

something serving as a cover or protection

cap, pileus(noun)

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

hood, cap(noun)

a protective covering that is part of a plant

ceiling, roof, cap(noun)

an upper limit on what is allowed

"he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him"; "there was a roof on salaries"; "they established a cap for prices"

crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown, cap(noun)

(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth

"tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown"

capital, chapiter, cap(verb)

the upper part of a column that supports the entablature

cap, crest(verb)

lie at the top of

"Snow capped the mountains"

cap(verb)

restrict the number or amount of

"We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club"

a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally

I prefer to take my medicine as caps rather than in liquid form

a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown

grabbed a cap and plopped it on his head before running out

a piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents

I can't find the cap to the milk bottle

a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go

a cap on player salary expenditures was suggested as a way to keep small market teams competitive

to set bounds or an upper limit for

the senator will propose a bill to cap prices for home heating oil

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