cap

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A cap is a type of hat or head covering that can be worn for different purposes.

You might wear a baseball cap to protect your face from the sun while playing outside. You could also put on a cap as part of a uniform, like in the military or at work. Some people even collect caps as a hobby and display them proudly. The word "cap" is often used interchangeably with "hat", but technically speaking, a hat can be made of many different materials, while a cap usually refers to something more casual and lightweight. You might see someone wearing a cap on their head or on a shelf in their room as a souvenir from a special event.

How common is "cap"?

Word cap is considered uncommon in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

noun

A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked.
Example: The children were all wearing caps to protect them from the sun.
A special hat to indicate rank, occupation, etc.
An academic mortarboard.
A protective cover or seal.
Example: He took the cap off the bottle and splashed himself with some cologne.
A crown for covering a tooth.
Example: He had golden caps on his teeth.
The summit of a mountain, etc.
Example: There was snow on the cap of the mountain.
An artificial upper limit or ceiling.
Example: We should put a cap on the salaries, to keep them under control.
The top part of a mushroom.
(toy) A small amount of percussive explosive in a paper strip or plastic cup for use in a toy gun.
Example: Billy spent all morning firing caps with his friends, re-enacting storming the beach at Normandy.
A small explosive device used to detonate a larger charge of explosives.
Example: He wired the cap to the bundle of dynamite, then detonated it remotely.
A bullet used to shoot someone.
An international appearance.
Example: Rio Ferdinand won his 50th cap for England in a game against Sweden.
The top, or uppermost part; the chief.
A respectful uncovering of the head.
The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
The uppermost of any assemblage of parts.
Example: the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping, cornice, lintel, or plate
Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.
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.
A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
A large size of writing paper.
Example: flat cap; foolscap; legal cap
A lie or exaggeration.
Example: no cap

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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 an upper limit on something.
Example: cap wages.
To make something even more wonderful at the end.
Example: That really capped my day.
To select a player to play for a specified side.
To shoot (someone) with a firearm.
Example: In a school shooting, where some kid caps a bunch of other kids, where did he get the weapon? From a family member, probably their gun cabinet.
To select to play for the national team.
Example: Peter Shilton is the most capped English footballer.
To salute by uncovering the head respectfully.
To deprive of a cap.
To tell a lie.

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