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Meaning
Noun
●
A
close-fitting
hat
, either
brimless
or peaked.
●
A
special
hat
to
indicate
rank
,
occupation
, etc.
●
An
academic
mortarboard.
●
A
protective
cover
or seal.
●
A
crown
for
covering
a tooth.
●
The
summit
of a
mountain
, etc.
●
An
artificial
upper limit
or ceiling.
●
The
top
part of a mushroom.
●
A small amount of
percussive
explosive
in a
paper
strip
or
plastic
cup
for use in a
toy
gun.
●
A small
explosive
device
used to
detonate
a
larger
charge
of
explosive
s.
●
A
bullet
used to
shoot
someone.
●
In African-American Vernacular English:
A
lie
or exaggeration.
●
In Sports:
A place on a
national
team; an international appearance.
●
The
top
, or
uppermost
part; the chief.
●
A
respectful
uncovering
of the head.
●
In Zoology:
The whole
top
of the
head
of a
bird
from the
base
of the
bill
to the
nape
of the neck.
●
In Architecture:
The
uppermost
of any
assemblage
of parts.
●
Something
covering
the
top
or
end of
a
thing
for
protection
or ornament.
●
In Nautical:
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.
●
In Geometry:
A
portion
of a
spherical
or other
convex
surface.
●
A large
size
of
writing
paper.
●
In Finance:
Capitalization.
●
An
uppercase
or
capital
letter.
●
In Electronics:
A capacitor.
●
A
recording
or screenshot.
●
A
capsule
of a drug.
●
A capitalist.
●
capillary
●
A
wooden
drinking-bowl with two handles.
●
Initialism of
conservation
action
plan.
●
Initialism of
catabolite
activator
protein.
●
In Medicine:
Initialism of community-acquired pneumonia.
●
In Theory of computing:
Initialism of
consistency
,
availability
, partition-tolerance, three
irreconcilable
guarantees
in
distributed
systems, a result known as Brewer's theorem.
●
Initialism of
combat
air
patrol.
●
Initialism of change
acceleration
process.
●
Initialism of
colors
and placements.
●
In Astrology:
Clipping of Capricorn.
Verb
●
To
cover
or
seal
with a cap.
●
To
award
a
cap
as a
mark
of distinction.
●
To
lie over
or
on top of
something.
●
To
surpass
or outdo.
●
To set (or
reach
) an
upper limit
on something.
●
To make something even more
wonderful
at the end.
●
In Cricket:
To
select
a
player
to
play
for a
specified
side.
●
To
shoot
(someone) with a firearm.
●
In African-American Vernacular English:
To
lie
; to
tell
a
lie
.
●
In Sports:
To
select
to
play
for the
national
team.
●
To
salute
by
uncovering
the
head
respectfully.
●
To
deprive
of a cap.
●
To
convert
text
to uppercase.
●
To take a
screenshot
or to
record
a
copy
of a video.
Name
●
Initialism of Common Agricultural Policy.
●
Initialism of Civil Air Patrol.
●
Initialism of Colleague Assistance Program.
●
A
nickname
for the
captain
of
a team
,
ship
, etc.
●
A
nickname
for a
man
generally.
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Wiktionary
Origin
cap
English
cappe
Middle English (1100-1500)
cæppe
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
cappa
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
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Mortarboard
Capitalisation
Ceilings
Foreskin
Bullet
Ceiling
Chaps
Chap
Antonyms
Floor
Related
Limit
Seal
Helmet
Lid
Shield
Collar
Cover
Base
Plate
Visor
Jacket
Belt
Mark
Bottle
Trim
Levy
Net
Strap
Stopper
Glove
Sleeve
End
Hose
Tank
Box
Mask
Ring
Tube
Lift
Pin
Container
Liner
Quota
Threshold
Shirt
Block
Bracket
Plug
Surcharge
Restriction
Lock
Pack
Maximum
Close
Remove
Pipe
Drop
Tariff
Boost
Crown
Charge
Hold
Handle
Slash
Throttle
Holder
Retainer
Shell
Top Up
Luxury Tax
Upper Limit
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Rhymes
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Gap
Rap
Lap
Wap
Fap
Sap
Jap
Nap
Map
Jap
Tap
Pap
Zap
App
Hap
Cap
Trap
Snap
Flap
Knap
Scap
Slap
Frap
Crap
Wrap
Clap
Chap
Uncap
Shrap
Strap
Scrap
Betrap
Unwrap
Enwrap
Frappe
Entrap
Overlap
Unstrap
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