cap

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noun

Definition of CAP

1

a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown <grabbed a cap and plopped it on his head before running out>

Synonyms cap, chapeau, headdress, headgear, headpiece, lid [slang]

Related Words baseball cap, beret, billycock [British], biretta, boater, bonnet, bowler, calotte, capuche, casque, castor, cloche, cocked hat, cowboy hat, cowl, derby, fedora, fez, garrison cap, hard hat, helm, helmet, high hat, homburg, hood, kepi (also k{eacute}pi), kufi, leghorn, miter (or mitre), nightcap, opera hat, overseas cap, panama, picture hat, pillbox, plug hat, porkpie hat, service cap, shako, silk hat, skimmer, skullcap, sombrero, sou'wester, Stetson, stocking cap, stovepipe, sunbonnet, tam, tam-o'-shanter, ten-gallon hat, top hat, topper, toque, tricorne (or tricorn), turban, zucchetto; warbonnet

2

a piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents <I can't find the cap to the milk bottle>

Synonyms cap, lid, top

Related Words dome, hood, roof; capsule, case, casing, covering, housing, jacket, sheath, shell

3

a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go <a cap on player salary expenditures was suggested as a way to keep small market teams competitive>

Synonyms bound, boundary, cap, ceiling, confines, end, extent, limitation, line, termination

Related Words extremity, fag end, terminus; border, brim, edge, margin, rim, verge; outside; bar, barrier, fence, hedge, restraint, stop, wall