capnoun [ C ]
uk/kæp/us/kæp/cap noun [ C ] (HAT)
A2 a soft flat hat that has a curved part sticking out at the front, often worn as part of a uniform
a thin hat that stops your hair getting wet when swimming or taking a shower:
UK a hat given to someone who plays for their national team in a particular sport, or a player who receives this:
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- With his white beard and blue cap he looked like an old sea dog.
- The captain of the ship wore a peaked cap decorated with gold braid .
- He wears his cap whatever the weather.
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Hats & scarves
- ascot
- balaclava
- bandana
- baseball cap
- beanie
- dicky bow
- dunce's cap
- dupatta
- ear flap
- earmuffs
- millinery
- mitre
- mortarboard
- neckerchief
- necktie
- tuque
- turban
- visor
- yarmulke
- yashmak
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cap noun [ C ] (COVER)
a small lid or cover:
an artificial covering on a tooth that protects it
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Lids, covers and stoppers
- bezel
- bottle cap
- bottle top
- bung
- cosy
- cowl
- crystal
- fascia
- flap
- hood
- lid
- nozzle
- pen lid
- piano lid
- plug
- pull-tab
- resealable
- stopper
- tab
- tea cosy
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cap noun [ C ] (BIRTH CONTROL)
UK → diaphragm
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Obstetrics: contraception
- coitus interruptus
- condom
- contraception
- contraceptive
- Dutch cap
- family planning
- Femidom
- French letter
- johnny
- loop
- minipill
- morning-after pill
- prophylactic
- rhythm method
- rubber
- safe sex
- sheath
- spermicidal
- spermicide
- sterilization
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cap noun [ C ] (EXPLOSIVE)
a very small amount of explosive powder in a paper container, used especially in toy guns to produce a loud noise
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Toys & dolls
- action figure
- beanbag
- building block
- cat's cradle
- go-kart
- golliwog
- golly
- gyro
- gyroscope
- hand puppet
- kaleidoscope
- marble
- pinwheel
- Play-Doh
- sandcastle
- scooter
- soft toy
- teddy
- trike
- windmill
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cap noun [ C ] (LIMIT)
a limit on the amount of money that can be charged or spent in connection with a particular activity:
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Limiting and restricting
- box sb in
- chain
- circumscribe
- clamp down on sth
- clampdown
- cramp
- curb
- curtail
- damage limitation
- debilitate
- delimit
- hamstring
- infringe
- localize
- muzzle
- non-proliferation
- qualification
- ration
- rationing
- stabilizer
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[ plural ] short for capital letters (= letters of the alphabet in the form and larger size used at the beginning of sentences and names):
Idiom(s)
capverb
uk/kæp/us/kæp/-pp-cap verb (LIMIT)
C1 [ T often passive ] to put a limit on the amount of money that can be charged or spent in connection with a particular activity:
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Limiting and restricting
- box sb in
- chain
- circumscribe
- clamp down on sth
- clampdown
- cramp
- curb
- curtail
- damage limitation
- debilitate
- delimit
- hamstring
- infringe
- localize
- muzzle
- non-proliferation
- qualification
- ration
- rationing
- stabilizer
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cap verb (SPORT)
to play for your national team in a particular sport:
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Competing in sport
- amateur
- attack
- away
- bring
- bring sb on
- bye
- bye week
- catch up
- contention
- contest
- cup-tied
- go in for sth
- partner
- run
- sideline
- square off
- step/move up a gear idiom
- try out for sth
- versus
- vs
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cap verb (COVER)
[ T ] to cover the top of something:
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Edges & extremities of objects
- apex
- apices
- bevel
- border
- bottom
- brim
- brow
- crest
- edge
- framed
- fringe
- front
- head
- palm-fringed
- peripheral
- periphery
- rim
- surmount
- tip
- vertex
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