cap
♦ cap /k'æp/ (caps capping capped)
1 [N-COUNT] oft supp N
A cap is a soft, flat hat with a curved part at the front which is called a peak. Caps are usually worn by men and boys.
...a dark blue baseball cap.
2 [N-COUNT] oft supp N
A cap is a special hat which is worn as part of a uniform.
...a frontier guard in olive-grey uniform and a peaked cap.
3 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed, V-ed
If a sports player is capped, they are chosen to represent their country in a team game such as football, rugby, or cricket. (BRIT)
Rees, 32, has been capped for England 23 times.
...England's most capped rugby union player.
4 [N-COUNT]
If a sports player represents their country in a team game such as football, rugby, or cricket, you can say that they have been awarded a cap. (BRIT)
Mark Davis will win his first cap for Wales in Sunday's Test match against Australia.
5 [VERB] V n
If the government caps an organization, council, or budget, it limits the amount of money that the organization or council is allowed to spend, or limits the size of the budget.
The Secretary of State for Environment has the power to cap councils which spend excessively...
6 [N-COUNT]
The cap of a bottle is its lid.
She unscrewed the cap of her water bottle and gave him a drink.
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A cap is a circular rubber device that a woman places inside her vagina to prevent herself from becoming pregnant. (BRIT)
8 [VERB] V n
If someone says that a good or bad event caps a series of events, they mean it is the final event in the series, and the other events were also good or bad. (JOURNALISM)
The unrest capped a weekend of right-wing attacks on foreigners.
9 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed, have n V-ed
If someone's teeth are capped, covers are fixed over them so that they look better.
He suddenly smiled, revealing teeth that had recently been capped...
I had my teeth capped.
10
see also ice capcloth cap (cloth caps)
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A cloth cap is a soft flat cap with a stiff, curved part at the front called a peak. Cloth caps are usually worn by men.flat cap (flat caps)
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A flat cap is the same as a cloth cap. (mainly BRIT)ice cap (ice caps)
also ice-cap
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The ice caps are the thick layers of ice and snow that cover the North and South Poles.skull cap (skull caps)
also skullcap
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A skull cap is a small close-fitting cap.swim|ming cap (swimming caps)
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A swimming cap is a rubber cap which you wear to keep your hair dry when you are swimming. (BRIT; in AM, use bathing cap)
1 [N-COUNT] oft supp N
A cap is a soft, flat hat with a curved part at the front which is called a peak. Caps are usually worn by men and boys.
...a dark blue baseball cap.
2 [N-COUNT] oft supp N
A cap is a special hat which is worn as part of a uniform.
...a frontier guard in olive-grey uniform and a peaked cap.
3 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed, V-ed
If a sports player is capped, they are chosen to represent their country in a team game such as football, rugby, or cricket. (BRIT)
Rees, 32, has been capped for England 23 times.
...England's most capped rugby union player.
4 [N-COUNT]
If a sports player represents their country in a team game such as football, rugby, or cricket, you can say that they have been awarded a cap. (BRIT)
Mark Davis will win his first cap for Wales in Sunday's Test match against Australia.
5 [VERB] V n
If the government caps an organization, council, or budget, it limits the amount of money that the organization or council is allowed to spend, or limits the size of the budget.
The Secretary of State for Environment has the power to cap councils which spend excessively...
6 [N-COUNT]
The cap of a bottle is its lid.
She unscrewed the cap of her water bottle and gave him a drink.
7 [N-COUNT]
A cap is a circular rubber device that a woman places inside her vagina to prevent herself from becoming pregnant. (BRIT)
8 [VERB] V n
If someone says that a good or bad event caps a series of events, they mean it is the final event in the series, and the other events were also good or bad. (JOURNALISM)
The unrest capped a weekend of right-wing attacks on foreigners.
9 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed, have n V-ed
If someone's teeth are capped, covers are fixed over them so that they look better.
He suddenly smiled, revealing teeth that had recently been capped...
I had my teeth capped.
10
see also ice capcloth cap (cloth caps)
[N-COUNT]
A cloth cap is a soft flat cap with a stiff, curved part at the front called a peak. Cloth caps are usually worn by men.flat cap (flat caps)
[N-COUNT]
A flat cap is the same as a cloth cap. (mainly BRIT)ice cap (ice caps)
also ice-cap
[N-COUNT] usu the N
The ice caps are the thick layers of ice and snow that cover the North and South Poles.skull cap (skull caps)
also skullcap
[N-COUNT]
A skull cap is a small close-fitting cap.swim|ming cap (swimming caps)
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A swimming cap is a rubber cap which you wear to keep your hair dry when you are swimming. (BRIT; in AM, use bathing cap)