cap
v.
put a cap on; put a top on; crown; do better than
n.
hat; cover, cork; maximum limit or quota; summit, peak; symbol used to denote an intersection (Mathematics); top part of a mushroom; noisemaker made of paper containing a bit of gunpowder; (Dentistry) crown
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cap
Noun
1. a tight-fitting headdress
(hypernym) headdress, headgear
(hyponym) balaclava, balaclava helmet
(part-meronym) earflap, earlap
2. a top (as for a bottle)
(hypernym) top, cover
(hyponym) bottlecap, bottle-cordk
3. a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
(synonym) detonator, detonating device
(hypernym) explosive device
(hyponym) blasting cap
4. something serving as a cover or protection
(hypernym) protective covering, protective cover, protection
(hyponym) distributor cap
5. a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
(synonym) pileus
(hypernym) plant part, plant structure
(part-holonym) fungus
6. an upper limit on what is allowed; "they established a cap for prices"
(synonym) ceiling
(hypernym) control
(hyponym) glass ceiling
7. dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a tooth
(synonym) crownwork
(hypernym) dental appliance
8. the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
(synonym) capital, chapiter
(hypernym) top
(part-holonym) column, pillar
Verb
1. lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains"
(synonym) crest
(hypernym) lie
2. restrict the number or amount of; "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club"
(hypernym) limit, circumscribe, confine
(derivation) ceiling
cap (m)
n.
cape, point, headland
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(c) Copyright 1993 by Denis Howe