cap (kæp
)
Definitions
noun
- a covering for the head, esp a small close-fitting one made of cloth or knitted
- such a covering serving to identify the wearer's rank, occupation, etc ⇒
a nurse's cap
- something that protects or covers, esp a small lid or cover ⇒
lens cap
- an uppermost surface or part ⇒
the cap of a wave
- See percussion cap
- a small amount of explosive enclosed in paper and used in a toy gun
- sport mainly British
- an emblematic hat or beret given to someone chosen for a representative team ⇒
he has won three England caps
- a player chosen for such a team
- an emblematic hat or beret given to someone chosen for a representative team ⇒
- the upper part of a pedestal in a classical order
- the roof of a windmill, sometimes in the form of a dome
- botany the pileus of a mushroom or toadstool
- hunting
- money contributed to the funds of a hunt by a follower who is neither a subscriber nor a farmer, in return for a day's hunting
- a collection taken at a meet of hounds, esp for a charity
- anatomy
- the natural enamel covering a tooth
- an artificial protective covering for a tooth
- See Dutch cap (sense 2)
- an upper financial limit
- a mortarboard when worn with a gown at an academic ceremony (esp in the phrase cap and gown)
- meteorology
- the cloud covering the peak of a mountain
- the transient top of detached clouds above an increasing cumulus
- See cap in hand
- See if the cap fits
- See set one's cap for
verb
Word forms: caps, capping, capped
(tr) - to cover, as with a cap ⇒
snow capped the mountain tops
- informal to outdo; excel ⇒
your story caps them all
to cap an anecdote
- See to cap it all
- sport British to select (a player) for a representative team ⇒
he was capped 30 times by Scotland
- to seal off (an oil or gas well)
- to impose an upper limit on the level of increase of (a tax, such as the council tax) ⇒
rate-capping
- hunting to ask (hunt followers) for a cap
- mainly Scottish New Zealand to award a degree to
Alternative Forms
ˈcapper nounWord Origin
Old English cæppe, from Late Latin cappa hood, perhaps from Latin caput headCAP
Definitions
abbreviation for
- Common Agricultural Policy: (in the EU) the system for supporting farm incomes by maintaining agricultural prices at agreed levels
Translations
- British English:
cap
A cap is a soft flat hat usually worn by men or boys....a dark-blue baseball cap.kæp NOUN ...a dark-blue baseball cap.
- Spanish:
gorra
nf
- French:
casquette
nf
- German:
Mütze
nf
- Chinese: 帽子 n
- Arabic: قُبَّعَة n
- Portuguese: boné nm
- Russian: кепка nf
- Croatian: kapa nf
- Czech: čapka nf
- Danish: kasket nutr
- Dutch: hoofddeksel nnt
- Finnish: lakki n
- Greek: κασκέτο nnt
- Italian: berretto nm
- Japanese: 縁なし帽子 n
- Korean: 모자 n
- Norwegian: skyggelue nm
- Polish: czapka nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: boné nm
- European Spanish:
gorra
nf
- Swedish: keps nutr
- Thai: หมวกที่มีกระบังหน้า n
- Turkish: kep n
- Vietnamese: mũ lưỡi trai n