cap

Definitions of cap in various dictionaries:

noun - a tight-fitting headdress

noun - a top (as for a bottle)

noun - a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive

noun - something serving as a cover or protection

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

noun - a protective covering that is part of a plant

noun - an upper limit on what is allowed

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

noun - the upper part of a column that supports the entablature

verb - lie at the top of

verb - restrict the number or amount of

A usually soft and close-fitting head covering, either having no brim or with a visor.

A special head covering worn to indicate rank, occupation, or membership in a particular group: a cardinal’s cap; a sailor’s cap.

An academic mortarboard.

A protective cover or seal, especially one that closes off an end or a tip: a bottle cap; a 35-millimeter lens cap.

A crown for covering or sealing a tooth.

A tread for a worn pneumatic tire.

A fitted covering used to seal a well or large pipe.

A summit or top, as of a mountain.

An upper limit; a ceiling: placed a cap on mortgage rates.

The capital of a column.

Botany.

The top part, or pileus, of a mushroom.

A calyptra.

A percussion cap.

A small explosive charge enclosed in paper for use in a toy gun.

Any of several sizes of writing paper, such as foolscap.

To cover, protect, or seal with a cap.

To award a special cap to as a sign of rank or achievement: capped the new women nurses at graduation.

To lie over or on top of; cover: hills capped with snow.

To apply the finishing touch to; complete: cap a meal with dessert.

To follow with something better; surpass or outdo: capped his last trick with a disappearing act that brought the audience to its feet.

To set an upper limit on: decided to cap cost-of-living increases.

A capital letter.

verb - to provide with a cap (a type of head covering)

CAP - A cap is a form of headgear. Caps have crowns that fit very close to the head. They are typically designed for warmth and, when including a visor, b...