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CAP

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Irregular inflected forms: capped    , capping   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tight-fitting headdress

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cap" is a kind of...):

headdress; headgear (clothing for the head)

Meronyms (parts of "cap"):

earflap; earlap (one of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cap"):

wishing cap (a magical cap that secures whatever one wishes for)

watch cap (a knitted dark blue wool cap worn by seamen in cold or stormy weather)

tam; tam-o'-shanter; tammy (a woolen cap of Scottish origin)

skullcap (rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head)

ski cap; stocking cap; toboggan cap (a close-fitting woolen cap; often has a tapering tail with a tassel)

shower cap (a tight cap worn to keep hair dry while showering)

sailor cap (a cap worn by sailors)

pinner (a woman's cap with two long flaps pinned on)

nightcap (a cloth cap worn in bed)

mortarboard (an academic cap with a flat square with a tassel on top)

mobcap (large high frilly cap with a full crown; formerly worn indoors by women)

liberty cap (close-fitting conical cap worn as a symbol of liberty during the French Revolution and in the U.S. before 1800)

kepi; peaked cap; service cap; yachting cap (a cap with a flat circular top and a visor)

kalansuwa (a cap that is wrapped around by a turban and worn by Muslim religious elders)

Glengarry (a Scottish cap with straight sides and a crease along the top from front to back; worn by Highlanders as part of military dress)

garrison cap; overseas cap (a wedge-shaped wool or cotton cap; worn as part of a uniform)

fez; tarboosh (a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown)

coonskin; coonskin cap (a raccoon cap with the tail hanging down the back)

cockscomb; coxcomb (a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red)

cloth cap; flat cap (a flat woolen cap with a stiff peak)

calpac; calpack; kalpac (a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus)

berretta; biretta; birretta (a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy)

biggin (a child's tight-fitting cap; often ties under the chin)

beret (a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth)

bathing cap; swimming cap (a tight-fitting cap that keeps hair dry while swimming)

baseball cap; golf cap; jockey cap (a cap with a bill)

Balmoral; bluebonnet (a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side)

balaclava; balaclava helmet (a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A top (as for a bottle)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cap" is a kind of...):

cover; top (covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cap"):

radiator cap (cap on the opening in the top of a radiator through which a coolant liquid can be added)

nipple (a flexible cap on a baby's feeding bottle or pacifier)

bottlecap (a cap that seals a bottle)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Something serving as a cover or protection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cap" is a kind of...):

protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cap"):

distributor cap (the cap of the distributor that holds in place the wires from the distributor to the spark plugs)

collet; ferrule (a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting)

hubcap (cap that fits over the hub of a wheel)

lens cap; lens cover (cap used to keep lens free of dust when not in use)

thimble (a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container)

Sense 4

Meaning:

The upper part of a column that supports the entablature

Synonyms:

cap; capital; chapiter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cap" is a kind of...):

top (the upper part of anything)

Holonyms ("cap" is a part of...):

column; pillar ((architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure)

Sense 5

Meaning:

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

Example:

tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown

Synonyms:

cap; crown; crownwork; jacket; jacket crown

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cap" is a kind of...):

dental appliance (a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth)

Domain category:

dental medicine; dentistry; odontology (the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth)

Sense 6

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

cap; detonating device; detonator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cap" is a kind of...):

explosive device (device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cap"):

blasting cap (a small tube filled with detonating substances; used to detonate high explosives)

percussion cap (a detonator that explodes when struck)

Sense 7

Meaning:

An upper limit on what is allowed

Example:

they established a cap for prices

Synonyms:

cap; ceiling; roof

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("cap" is a kind of...):

control (the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cap"):

glass ceiling (a ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in the work force that prevents minorities and women from advancing to leadership positions)

Derivation:

cap (restrict the number or amount of)

Sense 8

Meaning:

A protective covering that is part of a plant

Synonyms:

cap; hood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("cap" is a kind of...):

cover; covering; natural covering (a natural object that covers or envelops)

Holonyms ("cap" is a part of...):

flora; plant; plant life ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)

Sense 9

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

cap; pileus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("cap" is a kind of...):

plant part; plant structure (any part of a plant or fungus)

Holonyms ("cap" is a part of...):

fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Restrict the number or amount of

Example:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "cap" is one way to...):

circumscribe; confine to; limit (restrict or confine within limits)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

cap (an upper limit on what is allowed)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Lie at the top of

Example:

Snow capped the mountains

Synonyms:

cap; crest

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "cap" is one way to...):

lie (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Credits

 Context examples: 

“Once the ice cap forms, it provides a slight asymmetry that either locks toward or away from Charon when Pluto’s spin slows to match the orbital motion of the moon,” Hamilton said.

(Scientists Probe Mystery of Pluto’s Icy Heart, NASA)

Mantle plumes are thought to be narrow streams of hot rock rising through Earth's mantle and spreading out like a mushroom cap under the crust.

(Hot News from the Antarctic Underground, NASA)

Babies also commonly have skin problems, like diaper rash or cradle cap.

(Common Infant and Newborn Problems, NIH)

A cap for a medication that contains a memory device designed to indicate if the medication has been taken.

(Compliance Cap, NCI Thesaurus)

A coded value specifying the type of container cap.

(Container Cap Type Code, NCI Thesaurus)

A medical device with a small rubber cap that fits over the cervix to block sperm from entering the cervical os.

(Contraceptive Cap, NCI Thesaurus)

Carbon nanotubes can be filled and capped, forming nanoscale test tubes or potential drug delivery devices.

(Carbon Nanotubes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

This allele, which encodes macrophage-capping protein, plays a role in actin-based motility in non-muscle cells.

(CAPG wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

However, vaporizing the ice caps would only contribute enough CO2 to double the Martian pressure to 1.2 percent of Earth’s, according to the new analysis.

(Mars Terraforming Not Possible Using Present-Day Technology, NASA)

Carbon dioxide frozen on the winter polar cap evaporates, thickening the atmosphere and increasing the surface pressure.

(Martian Dust Storm Grows Global: Curiosity Captures Photos of Thickening Haze, NASA)

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