cap

Meaning

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. Popcorn.

Verb

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

Verb

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kæp/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English cappe, from Old English cæppe, from Late Latin cappa, itself from Latin caput. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *káput- and Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“head”). Doublet of cape, chape, and cope.