cap

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked.
2. A special hat to indicate rank, occupation, etc.
3. An academic mortarboard.
4. A protective cover or seal.
5. A crown for covering a tooth.
6. The summit of a mountain, etc.
7. An artificial upper limit or ceiling.
8. The top part of a mushroom.
9. A small amount of percussive explosive in a paper strip or plastic cup for use in a toy gun.
10. A small explosive device used to detonate a larger charge of explosives.
11. (slang) A bullet used to shoot someone.
12. (slang) A lie or exaggeration.
13. A place on a national team; an international appearance.
14. (obsolete) The top, or uppermost part; the chief.
15. (obsolete) A respectful uncovering of the head.
16. The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
17. The uppermost of any assemblage of parts.
18. Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.
19. A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope.
20. A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
21. A large size of writing paper.
22. (Appalachia) Popcorn.

Verb

1. (transitive) To cover or seal with a cap.
2. (transitive) To award a cap as a mark of distinction.
3. (transitive) To lie over or on top of something.
4. (transitive) To surpass or outdo.
5. (transitive) To set (or reach) an upper limit on something.
6. (figuratively, transitive) To conclude; to make something even more wonderful at the end.
7. (transitive) To select a player to play for a specified side.
8. (slang, transitive) To shoot (someone) with a firearm.
9. (intransitive, slang) To lie; to tell a lie.
10. (transitive) To select to play for the national team.
11. (obsolete, transitive) To salute by uncovering the head respectfully.
12. To deprive of a cap.

Verb

1. (informal, transitive) To convert text to uppercase.
2. (transitive) To take a screenshot or to record a copy of a video.
3. (transitive) To capture an objective, such as a flag or checkpoint.
4. (intransitive, transitive) To capitulate (cause to capitulate) an opponent.

Teenoorgestelde van

floor

Sinonieme

hat

👒

cover

lid

top

🔝

beret

hood

cork

crown

👑

stopper

plug

bonnet

headgear

capsule

jacket

detonator

crownwork

pay cap

crest

ceiling

capital letter

roof

primer

capital

cowl

kepi

helmet

jacket crown

bung

chapiter

head covering

interest rate cap

detonating device

peaked cap

veil

pileus

cap rate

shroud

spherical cap

percussion cap

shield

🛡️

canopy

blanket

cloak

defray

climax

clamp down

child’s

buffer

beat

casing

Vertalings

Mütze

casquette

berretto

bonnet

gorro

gorra

Kappe

chapeau

👒

pet

cappello

👒

Hut

👒

muts

cuffia

gorra

Haube

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/kæp/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: cappe

Geërf van Old English: cæppe

In summary

Inherited from Middle English cappe, from Old English cæppe, from Proto-West Germanic *kappā (“covering, hood, mantle”), from Late Latin cappa, itself from Latin caput. Doublet of cape, chape, and cope.