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单词 cap
释义
cap1 nouncap2 verb
capcap1 /kæp/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] Entry menu
MENU FOR capcap1 hat2 covering3 limit4 sport5 small explosive6 sex7 go cap in hand (to somebody)
Word Origin
WORD ORIGINcap1
Origin:
900-1000 Late Latin cappa ‘covering for the head, cloak’, perhaps from Latin caput ‘head’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a nurse's cap
  • Proposition 13 put a cap on property taxes.
  • the lens cap for a camera
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Glancing towards the car park, I am transfixed by the sight of a man in a flat cap cleaning our car.
  • No cap, no apron or anything.
  • Only these caps with Yankees and Mets logos are hot pink and bright red, hardly the stuff of traditionalists.
  • People get dressed up in caps and gowns.
  • This'll be a feather in her cap, right enough, a princess named after her.
  • Use a vacuum cleaner to remove debris from between the key caps and clean them with a suitable solution.
  • We... arranged the violets in our caps.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
something that is put on or over something else to protect it, for example a piece of metal, plastic, or glass: · a manhole cover· the cover that goes over the barbecue
a layer of something, or a sheet of something, that covers something else: · There was light covering of snow on the ground.· The hard shell acts as a protective covering.· the cloth coverings on the altar
a cover for a container such as a pan or a box: · the lid of the box· a saucepan lid
the thing that you put on top of a bottle, tube, or pen, in order to prevent the liquid or other things inside from coming out: · I can’t find the cap for the pen.· Put the top back on the milk!· the cap that goes on the toothpaste
the top part that you put on top of a bottle of wine: · Can you take off the cork for me?
(also wrap especially American English) a sheet of paper, plastic etc that is put around something in order to cover or protect it: · John tore the wrapping off his presents.· The lamp was still in its wrapping.
a piece of paper or plastic that is put around something you buy, especially a small object: · Put the candy wrappers in your pocket.· He took the drinking straw out of its wrapper.
WORD SETS
afterbirth, nounantenatal, adjectiveartificial insemination, nounbaby blues, nounbarren, adjectivebarrier method, nounbear, verbbirth control, nounbreast-feed, verbbreech birth, nouncaesarean, nouncap, nounchildbearing, nounchildbirth, nounconceive, verbconfinement, nouncontraception, nouncontraction, nounC-section, noundeliver, verbdelivery, noundiaphragm, nounDutch cap, nounembryo, nounembryology, nouneugenics, nounfamily planning, nounfertility, nounfertility drug, nounfertilize, verbfetal, adjectivefetus, nounfoetal position, nounfoetus, nounfull-term, adjectivegestation, noungonad, nounincubator, nouninduce, verbinduction, nouninfant mortality rate, nouninfertile, adjectiveIUD, nounIVF, nounmaternal, adjectivematernity, nounmidwife, nounmidwifery, nounmilk, nounmiscarriage, nounmiscarry, verbmorning-after pill, nounmorning sickness, nounmother-to-be, nounmum-to-be, nounnatal, adjectivenatural, adjectivenatural childbirth, nounneuter, verbnurse, verbobstetrics, nounoral contraceptive, nounoviduct, nounovulate, verbovum, nounperinatal, adjectivepostnatal, adjectivepreemie, nounpregnancy, nounpregnant, adjectivepremature, adjectivepresentation, nounprocreate, verbproduce, verbquickening, nounreproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectiverhythm method, nounspay, verbsterile, adjectivesterilize, verbstillbirth, nounstillborn, adjectivestretch mark, nounsurrogate mother, nounswaddle, verbswaddling clothes, nountermination, nountest-tube baby, nountrimester, nounultrasound, nounumbilical cord, noununborn, adjectivewean, verbzygote, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYtypes of cap
(=that people wear for baseball and for fashion)· He was wearing a sweater and a baseball cap.
(also a cloth cap) British English (=made of cloth with a stiff piece that sticks out at the front)· We saw an old man in a jacket and a brown flat cap.
(=worn as part of a uniform)· She wore a sailor's peaked cap.
· A swimming cap will stop you getting your hair wet.
(=worn to keep your hair dry when having a shower)· There was a little bag containing soap, shampoo and a shower cap.
verbs
· He was wearing a baseball cap.
· He opened the door, took off his cap, and threw it on a hook.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=with snow on the top)· beautiful views of snow-capped mountains
· The snow-capped peaks of the Sorondo mountain range provide a dramatic backdrop.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Her long black hair, beneath a white coif, was further concealed by a small black cap.· She stands, twenty-three years old, in black cap and gown, a baby on her hip.· There would be no donning of a black cap for a promiscuous fourteen-year-old.· Yellow looks away, black cap, face in profile, eye a line, orange cheek, lips open.· His close-cropped hair was hidden under a black velvet skull cap.· Cory Selliker, his eyes watering under the brim of his black Earnhardt cap, heard Marchman's advice to let go.· In a scalloped sun-trap glade carpeted with misty bluebells a black cap sang.· He always wears a black visor cap with some small lettering on it.
· The blue cap he tossed to the floor in order to grasp my hand.· He wore a blue baseball cap backward and a gold hoop in his left ear.· A brown and blue woollen cap was still on his head but askew.· Bobby Seale appeared in a blue baseball cap, measuring his words instead of letting them explode.· Under his blue knit watch cap he wore small Walkman earphones, and he heard everything they said.
· He had a many-pocketed shooting jacket, brown, with a flat brown tweed cap.· Seven-six, Rutshire were in the lead - the ground erupted, flat caps were being hurled in the air.· Glancing towards the car park, I am transfixed by the sight of a man in a flat cap cleaning our car.· Newley was wearing a flat cap made of tweed.· He was holding a flat cap full of coins.· He wore a flat, battered cap on his head, pushed to one side to give him a jaunty air.· He was wearing a flat cap, a suit and a choker, and there were dock gates in the background.· An elderly man in flat cap and going-out clothes was leaning against the fence, stick hanging from a crooked elbow.
· Richard Gough, for example, had 15 full caps by the time he was 19.· Cash bonuses come the way of the super seasiders whom Byrne plays 15 first team matches and wins his first full cap.
· Tomorrow comes the reward; a first international cap.
· An encouraging aspect was that each of the three new caps in the squad contributed to the victory.· She was not hurrying to fetch the ribbons for Miss Phoebe's new cap which was being made especially for the Frolic.· Ulster fielded four new caps, but were not overawed by a Saltire side which included six internationalists.· Part of the Kontiki was designed to honour new caps.· As a new cap, Mackie Hendricks was asked to provide a song.· For this year, a new cap has been set at £1.8 million.
· And her spectacles and peaked cap seem to add to the image of a beauty with brains.· The policeman he spoke to stood with his hands on his hips, had grey hair showing beneath his peaked cap.· He was wearing a peaked cap of brown leather and a long black overcoat.· A chauffeur's peaked cap was pulled down over his high forehead.· My door was opened and a very young-looking man in a peaked cap was shown in.· Pike took off the peaked cap and tucked it inside his overall which he then zipped up tight to the neck.· A peaked cap was cutting its way through the crowd towards me and I recognized the Feldwebel.· There was no escape from it and we longed for the luxury of sun glasses or a peaked cap.
· Adult males are nomadic, wandering all round the polar ice cap and living mainly off seals.· The results were wholly unexpected: Mercury has small, reflective polar caps with the distinctive depolarization behavior of ice.· There is strong lobbying pressure for the governments that control portions of the polar ice caps not to build settlements there.· Another idea was to allow the hot containers to melt gradually beneath the vast polar ice cap.
· One man, wearing a red cap and with a knife in his mouth, was already on top of the fence.· The prime suspect is a man in his 20s, who wears blue overalls and a red baseball cap.· The colour scheme of his outfit is taken from the unmistakable red and white cap of the fungus.· Eyes shaded by his trademark red cap, Chick Cashman settles into the small booth, facing me across the Formica table.· It suggests that not only is the red cap little, but also the girl.· At noon, Ron Malcolm appeared at the door, wearing boots caked with dried mud and a red baseball cap.
· Her long black hair, beneath a white coif, was further concealed by a small black cap.· The fitted blue jacket and the small cap with the red button disappeared.· It had a small cap to use as a cup.· Later observations of the other pole showed another small, bright cap there.· Indeed, on a smaller scale, a portfolio of small caps could turn in a very respectable performance.· The average small-cap stock has no more than three analysts.
· He said McMullan discarded a white scarf and cap later found by detectives.· First there was a nearly circular rim of resplendent mountains, their white caps glistening in the morning sun.· A young maid, dressed in dark blue with a white lacy front and a white cap, opened the door.· The tide had turned; she could see the white caps approaching.· And they looked real cute in their snazzy white caps.· A maid, her white cap and apron immaculate, opened the door and gave a little bob as Dinah passed inside.· Two minutes later they are flying a flat trajectory, tiny white caps flecking the sea way below, and Paul breathes.
NOUN
· Item 2 is the brass scroll which was once part of the Royal Warwickshire regiment's cap badge.· The cap badge worn at the turn-of-the-century was a white metal normal light infantry stringed bugle-horn surmounted by a ducal coronet.· They distrust the arrangements for settling the issues of cap badges and flags.· A piece of shrapnel had hit his cap badge and had penetrated the front of his skull.
· The temperature had reached 30 degrees, but one of the athletes completed training still in his full tracksuit and baseball cap.· The man in the baseball cap was moving through the crowd towards us.· And I usually pin my hair up and stick it under a baseball cap.· No chains, no baseball cap, no eight-ball jacket.· Opposite, number 47 in huge green wellingtons and baseball cap was talking to number 60.· The players wore short-sleeve white shirts, long white pants and dark bow ties, with baseball caps and white sneakers.· Witnesses said they saw McVeigh with the somber, dark-complected man with a baseball cap.
· Whistler stuck red and green feathers into his cloth cap and then forgot to take them off.· A tall man in a cloth cap came after, hurrying to catch them up.
· He had corporal's insignia and a forage cap pulled over his eyes.· Men in forage caps were milling around below in the courtyard, their voices and footsteps resounding throughout the building.· He was wearing a shabby green uniform and a crumpled forage cap, and he carried an automatic rifle.
· As a result, ice caps are retreating.· With the melting of the ice caps, it might just be an island.· Whatever it is, it's melting the ice caps and we're all going to drown.· These telescopes revealed ice caps at both poles of Mars and documented seasonal changes in color and contrast.· Adult males are nomadic, wandering all round the polar ice cap and living mainly off seals.· He may have seen the continental ice cap, raised by mirage.· There is strong lobbying pressure for the governments that control portions of the polar ice caps not to build settlements there.· Then the ice caps will be able to freeze again; it's a fail-safe mechanism.
· Jokes about the subject suggest the punch-line might be followed by the odd shattered knee cap.· Indiana was without Patterson, its leading scorer and rebounder, because of a slight dislocation of his left knee cap.
· He needed only a mob cap and frilly apron to complete the image.
· The other was the salary cap.· Because the Bulls were under the salary cap, they were free to make deals other teams could not consider.· He was released by the team in a move sources said was related more to performance than to salary cap considerations.· More players will be released as teams get down to the $ 67.4 million salary cap before free agency begins Friday.· The salary cap was not in place when Jimmy was riding high in Dallas.· Brunell is scheduled to count $ 13 million against the Jaguars' salary cap in 2001.· The salary cap no doubt played a key role in the decision.
· His close-cropped hair was hidden under a black velvet skull cap.· It is a Walkman-sized device wired to a skull cap that monitors brain waves.· The boys had to be coaxed into blazers and skull caps.· The pale woman, bosom exposed, is entwined with a dark man wearing a sullen expression and a skull cap.· I recognized the neat plastic skull cap.
VERB
· Where possible, only buy bleaches, disinfectants and floor cleaners that are fitted with childproof caps.
· Piers lay down flat on his towel, pulling an old cap over his eyes.· McMurphy heaves up out of his chair and pulls his cap off as he walks over.· He pulled his cap down over his eyes but the wind whistled bitterly through his ears.· So pull on those thinking caps, get the vinyl out of the closet and start spinning those records.· He pulled the woollen cap that had been in the pocket of his overalls further down over his close-cut hair.· He pulled his cap down over his forehead and slipped quietly into the market.· He pulled his dark-stained cap off and pulled the bottom of his shirt up to his face.
· Kaptan was wearing a plastic G I'S helmet and putting a roll of caps into a toy gun.· The magistrate put on a black cap, a three-cornered piece of silk.· That put the market cap at 873. 6 million pounds.· And he was lukewarm about putting a cap on prices as Oftel has done with telephone charges.· The stationmaster put his cap away and smoothed his hair.· A policeman got out of the Porsche, putting on his peaked cap as he did so.· Instead, put on your thinking cap, and turn those prepared ingredients into new dishes.
· On an impulse, he removed his cap and threw it on to the back seat.· Her amendment to remove the cap failed 47-51.· What was left of it was generally standing on end, or uncombed after he had removed his cap.· It removes the cap of the cell containing a rotting larva, and it throws the larva away.· Inside the hall he removed his cap and dropped his bag.
· She should buy herself a new frock and set her cap at some one else.· Standard immigration was regulated by a series of laws that set an annual cap on the number of entrants.· She had come here to meet Silas, but definitely not to set her cap at him.
· That move means he can ignore federal spending caps that restrict the ability of other candidates to match his ubiquitous broadcast ads.· At any rate, with spending caps plus the elimination of big donations, the minority parties had more of a chance.
· There is plainly no risk of McIntosh taking a cap for granted.· He took off his cap as the cortege passed.· He takes off his cap and runs his hand in his hair, finally turns back to her.· Once he took his cap off.· McMurphy takes off his cap and runs his hands into that red hair.· Best take yer cap and mackintosh.· The coachman took off his cap and stuck it in his pocket.
· I unscrewed the cap of the flask and very carefully poured in some scotch from the bottle.· Willi unscrewed the cap from a metal flask and passed it to him.· Catch it before it falls in the water Unscrew the end cap using pliers and remove the washer.· I unscrewed the cap and sniffed at a minute drop of liquid - it was odourless.
· One man, wearing a red cap and with a knife in his mouth, was already on top of the fence.· Some one inside was looking out: a tall person wearing a cap pulled low over his eyes.· He was wearing a peaked cap of brown leather and a long black overcoat.· Police released a composite sketch of him Saturday; in the picture, he is wearing a knit cap.· He wore a cap and a longish mac done up at the neck.· He wore a blue baseball cap backward and a gold hoop in his left ear.· But she must wear a special cap to protect her head while she waits for more surgery.· He wore a shapeless gray cap, coarse work clothes, and heavy clodhopper shoes.
· He won 31 caps - a record which stood for 42 years.· The big defender made his international debut in 1987 under Bobby Robson, and won 66 caps.· Kenny Logan won his first cap and demonstrated he is a player for the future.· We were very grateful to Tim Rodber for turning out for us against Harlequins the week before he won his first cap.· Falconer, who won youth and Under-21 caps with Aberdeen, could be considered for a problem role at senior international level.· The first is Jim Glennon, who won half a dozen caps for Ireland in the eighties.· Peter Winterbottom was winning his fiftieth cap and everyone, wanted him to lead the team out on to the field.· They too have a centre who made a fine contribution on the day he won his fiftieth cap.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • Advertisers used to go to museums, cap in hand, to ask permission to use a painting for an advertisement.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • It will be quite a feather in his cap if Cambridge win today.
  • This'll be a feather in her cap, right enough, a princess named after her.
► if the cap fits (, wear it)
  • Instead, put on your thinking cap, and turn those prepared ingredients into new dishes.
  • And with that word of reassurance, Black tips his hat to Blue and continues on his way.
  • Johnnie Walker tips his hat, smirks and hurries westward off the shelf.
  • Stephen slid him a coin, the doorman tipped his hat with a smile.
  • The watchman came out from his hut, tipped his hat, and opened the gate.
  • Thrifty, hardworking, unemotional, they tipped their hats to no one.
1cap (1)cap (2)hat a)a type of flat hat that has a curved part sticking out at the front, and is often worn as part of a uniform:  a baseball cap old men in flat caps a chauffeur’s peaked cap b)a covering that fits very closely to your head:  a swimming cap a shower cap c)a type of simple hat that fits very closely to your head, worn especially by women in the past:  a white lace cap2covering a protective covering that you put on the end or top of an object SYN  top:  Make sure you put the cap back on the pen. a bottle cap3limit an upper limit that is put on the amount of money that someone can earn, spend, or borrow:  a cap on local council spending4sport British English a)if a sportsperson wins a cap or is given a cap, he or she is chosen to play for their country:  He won his first England cap against Wales in 1994. b)a sportsperson who has played for his or her country:  Mason is one of two new caps in the team.5small explosive a small paper container with explosive inside it, used especially in toy guns6sex a contraceptive made of a round piece of rubber that a woman puts inside her vagina SYN  diaphragm7go cap in hand (to somebody) British English, go hat in hand American English to ask for money or help in a very respectful way, from someone who has a lot more power than you:  Elderly people should receive a heating allowance every winter, instead of having to go cap in hand to the government. → flat cap, ice cap, kneecap, mob cap, skull cap, toecap, → a feather in your cap at feather1(2), → if the cap fits (, wear it) at fit1(8), → put your thinking cap on at thinking1(3)COLLOCATIONStypes of capa baseball cap (=that people wear for baseball and for fashion)· He was wearing a sweater and a baseball cap.a flat cap (also a cloth cap) British English (=made of cloth with a stiff piece that sticks out at the front)· We saw an old man in a jacket and a brown flat cap.a peaked cap (=worn as part of a uniform)· She wore a sailor's peaked cap.a swimming/bathing cap· A swimming cap will stop you getting your hair wet.a shower cap (=worn to keep your hair dry when having a shower)· There was a little bag containing soap, shampoo and a shower cap.verbswear a cap· He was wearing a baseball cap.put on/take off/remove your cap· He opened the door, took off his cap, and threw it on a hook.
cap1 nouncap2 verb
capcap2 verb (past tense and past participle capped, present participle capping) [transitive] Entry menu
MENU FOR capcap1 cover2 limit3 good/bad4 be capped by something5 sport6 to cap it all (off)7 snow-capped, white-capped etc8 tooth
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
cap
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theycap
he, she, itcaps
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theycapped
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave capped
he, she, ithas capped
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad capped
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill cap
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have capped
Continuous Form
PresentIam capping
he, she, itis capping
you, we, theyare capping
PastI, he, she, itwas capping
you, we, theywere capping
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been capping
he, she, ithas been capping
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been capping
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be capping
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been capping
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Payton capped the game with three baskets in the final minute.
  • Some state colleges have capped enrollment for budgetary reasons.
  • The chain-link fence is capped with barbed wire.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • The museum dedication capped a week of nonstop Holocaust commemoration in the capital.
  • To cap it off, the last but one trap contained a ten pounder.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorsomething that is used to cover something else
a piece of paper, plastic, cloth etc that is used to cover something: · It's a good idea to buy a cover for your computer keyboard.· She took the card out of its plastic cover.record/book/CD etc cover: · There were old record covers scattered all over the floor.covers (=the sheets, blankets etc on a bed): · Patrick threw back the covers and hopped out of bed.
something that is used to cover a large flat area, especially in order to protect it from damage, dirt etc: · The insect's shell gives it a tough protective covering.· The prison cells have no electricity and no floor coverings.
a flat part that fits on top of a container, a pan, a box etc in order to close it: · a saucepan lid· Annie, do you know where the lid for the garbage can is?lid of: · Sam lifted the lid of his desk and took out a calculator.
a thing that fits on the top of a bottle, pen, or narrow container, that you press on or turn in order to close it: · Why don't you ever put the top back on the toothpaste?· I can't get the top off this bottle.· Remove the gas cap by turning it twice to the left and then back to the right.
a piece of paper, or very thin plastic or metal, that covers food, chocolate etc when you buy it: · chewing-gum wrappers· The empty stadium was littered with burger wrappers and empty cans.
cloth, paper, or plastic that is wrapped around something to protect it: · He undid the ribbons and tore at the paper wrapping.· Torn Christmas wrapping littered the floor.
WORD SETS
ace, nounace, verbacrobat, nounacrobatic, adjectiveacrobatics, nounaction replay, nounaerobic, adjectiveaim, nounaim, verball-American, adjectiveall-seater, adjectivearena, nounAstroTurf, nounattack, verbaway, adverbaway, adjectiveback, nounbackhand, nounbackhanded, adjectivebackhander, nounbackspin, nounball, nounball game, nounbaseline, nounbat, nounbench, verbbleachers, nounblock, nounbobble, verbbout, nounbowl, nounbowl, verbbowling alley, nounbowling ball, nounbowling green, nounbox, nounbox, verbboxer, nounbronze, nounbronze medal, nounbye, nouncall, verbcall, nouncap, verbcaptain, nouncaptain, verbcaptaincy, nounchange, verbchanging room, nouncheer, nouncheerleader, nouncheerleading, nounchip, nounchip, verbcircuit training, nounclose season, nounclubhouse, nouncoach, nounconference, nouncontender, nouncourse, nouncourse, verbcourt, nouncover, verbcross, verbcross, nouncross-country, adjectivecrown, nouncup, nouncup final, nouncup tie, nouncurve, noundead, adjectivedecider, noundefence, noundefend, verbdefender, noundefensive, adjectivederby, noundisallow, verbdisqualify, verbdivision, noundivot, noundown, adverbdraft, noundraw, verbdraw, noundribble, verbdribble, noundrive, noundrop, verbdrop goal, noundropkick, noundrop shot, noundrubbing, noundugout, nouneleven, numberequalize, verbequalizer, nouneven, adjectiveevent, nounface, nounfast, adjectivefavourite, nounfeint, nounfield, verbfielder, nounfieldsman, nounfield sports, nounfight, verbfight, nounfighter, nounfinalist, nounfirst half, nounfirst-string, adjectivefixture, nounflat, adjectiveflip, nounfollow-through, nounfootball, nounfootwork, nounform, nounfoul, nounfoul line, nounfriendly, adjectivefull-court press, nounfull time, nounfumble, verbgala, noungame, noungame point, noungate, noungoal, noungoalie, noungoalkeeper, noungoalless, adjectivegoal line, noungoalmouth, noungoalpost, noungoaltender, noungold, noungold medal, noungrand slam, noungrandstand, nounground staff, noungym shoe, noungymslip, nounhalf, nounhalfback, nounhalf nelson, nounhalf-time, nounhammer, nounhandball, nounhand-eye co-ordination, nounhandicap, nounhandspring, nounhandstand, nounhat trick, nounhead start, nounheat, nounheavy, adjectivehiding, nounhome, adjectivein, adverbinfield, nouninjury time, nouninterference, nouninternational, nounjersey, nounjock, nounjockstrap, nounjogging suit, nounjump, nounjump ball, nounjumper, nounjumping jack, nounjump shot, nounjunior varsity, nounlane, nounleague table, nounletter, nounletter, verblevel, verblineman, nounlinesman, nounline-up, nounlocker, nounlocker room, nounluge, nounmallet, nounmanager, nounmark, verbmassacre, nounmassacre, verbmatch, nounmedal, nounmedallist, nounmeeting, nounMexican wave, nounmidfield, nounmisfield, verbmixed doubles, nounmotocross, nounmotor racing, nounmuff, verbmusclebound, adjectivemuscleman, nounnet, nounnet, verbnetball, nounnil, nounno ball, nounoarsman, nounoarswoman, nounobstruction, nounoffense, nounoffensive, adjectiveoffside, adjectiveOlympiad, nounOlympic, adjectiveOlympic Games, the, onside, adjectiveopener, nounopponent, nounout, adverbout, nounoutdistance, verboutsider, nounoverarm, adjectiveoverhand, adjectiveown goal, nounpacesetter, nounpass, verbpass, nounPE, nounpenalty, nounpep rally, nounperiod, nounphoto finish, nounphysical education, nounpitch, nounplace kick, nounplayable, adjectiveplay-by-play, nounplayer, nounplaying field, nounplay-off, nounpoint, nounpole, verbposition, nounpossession, nounpost, nounpreliminary, nounpro-am, nounprofessionalism, nounpromote, verbpromotion, nounPT, nounpull, verbpull-up, nounpummel, verbpunchbag, nounqualifier, nounqualify, verbquarter-final, nounrace, verbracetrack, nounracing, adjectiveracket, nounrain check, nounrally, nounrecord, nounrecord-holder, nounrecreation ground, nounref, nounreferee, nounreferee, verbregatta, nounrelay, nounrelay race, nounrelegate, verbreplay, verbreplay, nounrerun, verbreserve, nounretire, verbreturn, verbrevenge, nounringside, nounroll, nounrookie, nounround, nounround robin, nounrunner, nounrunner-up, nounrun-up, nounsave, verbsave, nounscore, nounscore, verbscorer, nounscratch, verbscratch, adjectivescreen, nounscrimmage, nounselector, nounsemi, nounsemi-final, nounsemi-finalist, nounsemi-professional, adjectiveserve, verbserve, nounserver, nounservice, nounset, nounshoot, verbshoot, nounshot, nounsideline, nounsilver, nounsilver medal, nounskate, nounskipper, nounslaughter, verbslice, verbslick, nounslump, nounsnowmobile, nounsnowshoe, nounsomersault, nounsouthpaw, nounspar, verbsparring partner, nounspectate, verbspectator, nounspectator sport, nounspin, nounsports centre, nounsports day, nounsportsmanship, nounsporty, adjectivespot, verbsprint, verbsquad, nounstadium, nounstagger, verbstart, nounstarter, nounstarting blocks, nounstayer, nounstick, nounstraight, nounstrip, nounstroke, nounstud, nounsub, nounsudden death, nounsweatband, nounsweatpants, nounsweat suit, nountackle, verbtackle, nountalent scout, nountarget, nounteam-mate, nounthree-legged race, nounthrow, nounthrust, verbtie, nountiebreaker, nountight, adjectivetime, verbtimekeeper, nountime out, nountitle, nountitle holder, nountopspin, nountoreador, nountour, nountournament, nountrack, nountrain, verbtransfer fee, nountrophy, nountryout, nounumpire, nounumpire, verbunbeatable, adjectiveundecided, adjectiveunderarm, adverbunderhand, adverbunplaced, adjectiveuppercut, nounvarsity, nounvolley, nounvolley, verbwalking, nounwarm-up, nounwet suit, nounwhippet, nounwhistle, verbwhistle, nounwin, nounwing, nounwinger, nounworkout, nounwristband, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=with snow on the top)· beautiful views of snow-capped mountains
· The snow-capped peaks of the Sorondo mountain range provide a dramatic backdrop.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· So thinking caps on, while the rest of us prepare to put our hands into our pockets-yet again.· Willie put his gaberdine and cap on and slung his gas-mask box over his shoulder.
NOUN
· Some extend their billed baseball caps or hunch over and have the players sign their names on the back of their shirts.· The image of the planetary Atom is printed on toys and on baseball caps.
· Then when you sell it, you pay capital gains rates, capped at 28 percent.· With these loans, the rate of interest is capped at a certain level.· The most attractive remortgage deals now are for a fixed rate, a discounted rate or a capped rate.
· A pipe band coached by Forties platform manager Brian Lynch capped a memorable season by becoming champion of champions in their class.· He is scheduled to count $ 13.35 million against Jacksonville's salary cap next season.
· Andersson, capped 15 times, should be eligible in the New Year after work permit formalities have been sorted out.· Van Hattum has been capped more than 60 times for his country.
· The victory capped a tough week for second seed Edberg, who reached the final by winning three successive five-set matches.· Once more, the market had wide swings, capping a week of turbulence.· On Sunday, Craig Stadler won at 278, capping a week in which historic Riviera made its comeback.· The museum dedication capped a week of nonstop Holocaust commemoration in the capital.
· The award caps an amazing 10 year streak of success for Clayton, aged 31.· My flaky judgments were modest by comparison-but numerous enough to keep me hopeful of regaining the dunce cap this year.· To be accepted as member there really would cap a memorable few years.· The award to Chu caps a remarkable Nobel year for the Bay Area.· A succession of sensational crimes has capped a 23-year high in serious crimes.· The fourth quarter capped a year in which insurers received a record 2. 7 million claims from 34 catastrophes.· Because of the threat of poll tax capping this year, it was compelled to cut £5 million from its budget.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► snow-capped, white-capped etc
  • Nocks are vulnerable when landing; but can themselves be capped with a length of vinyl tube.
  • One is Skorpios, home of the Onassis family; other islands are capped with neat white villages seemingly from another century.
  • The central movements are beautifully played, to be capped with a superb opening of the finale.
  • The forefinger of this was capped with a golden nib!
  • Warped and folded Paleozoic strata and reddish Tertiary volcanic rocks are capped with dark Quaternary basalt flows.
  • And it fears spending could soon be capped by the Government.
  • Saturday night was capped by a ranger program, goodies and campfire stories.
  • The festivities were capped by an emotional presentation of a set of Bohemian cut glass from the staff to Bernard and Laura.
  • The five-run flurry was capped by Steve Finley, who hit a three-run homer.
  • The jute tips were capped by an ethereal green mist, through which a dozen or so fist-sized stars peeked.
  • They were capped by flat discs and had a smooth surface without any semblance of an aero dynamic profile.
  • I had a terrible day at work, and to cap it all off I got a flat tire.
  • And to cap it all off, when she was tied-up she couldn't run backwards, so she lay down instead!
  • And to cap it all she could feel the ominous beginnings of a thundering headache.
  • And to cap it all, the bland sleazy boredom of it all.
  • And, to cap it all, Wimbledon won the Cup.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • It will be quite a feather in his cap if Cambridge win today.
  • This'll be a feather in her cap, right enough, a princess named after her.
► if the cap fits (, wear it)
  • Instead, put on your thinking cap, and turn those prepared ingredients into new dishes.
  • And with that word of reassurance, Black tips his hat to Blue and continues on his way.
  • Johnnie Walker tips his hat, smirks and hurries westward off the shelf.
  • Stephen slid him a coin, the doorman tipped his hat with a smile.
  • The watchman came out from his hut, tipped his hat, and opened the gate.
  • Thrifty, hardworking, unemotional, they tipped their hats to no one.
1cover be capped with something to have a particular substance on top:  a graceful tower capped with a golden dome magnificent cliffs capped by lovely wild flowers2limit to limit the amount of something, especially money, that can be used, allowed, or spent:  the only county to have its spending capped by the governmentGRAMMAR Cap is often passive in this meaning.3good/bad to say, do, or be something that is better, worse, or more extreme than something that has just happened or been said:  Well, we went three nights with no sleep at all. I bet you can’t cap that!4be capped by something to have something very good or very bad at the end of an event:  a fabulous weekend, capped by dinner in the Times Square Hotel5sport British English to choose someone for a national sports team:  He’s been capped three times for England.GRAMMAR Cap is usually passive in this meaning.6to cap it all (off) British English spoken used before a statement to say that something is the last in a series of annoying, unpleasant, or funny events:  To cap it all, the phones didn’t work, and there was no hot water.7snow-capped, white-capped etc with snow on top, with white on top etc:  snow-capped mountains8tooth to cover a tooth with a special hard white substance:  He’s had his teeth capped.
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