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cap

The English word “cap” has 45 meanings listed here.

  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. An artificial upper limit or ceiling.
  7. The top part of a mushroom.
  8. A small amount of percussive explosive in a paper strip or plastic cup for use in a toy gun.
  9. A small explosive device used to detonate a larger charge of explosives.
  10. A bullet used to shoot someone.
  11. A lie or exaggeration.
  12. A place on a national team; an international appearance.
  13. The top, or uppermost part; the chief.
  14. A respectful uncovering of the head.
  15. The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
  16. The uppermost of any assemblage of parts.
  17. Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.
  18. 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.
  19. A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
  20. A large size of writing paper.
  21. Popcorn.
  22. To cover or seal with a cap.
  23. To award a cap as a mark of distinction.
  24. To lie over or on top of something.
  25. To surpass or outdo.
  26. To set (or reach) an upper limit on something.
  27. To conclude; to make something even more wonderful at the end.
  28. To select a player to play for a specified side.
  29. To shoot (someone) with a firearm.
  30. To lie; to tell a lie.
  31. To select to play for the national team.
  32. To salute by uncovering the head respectfully.
  33. To deprive of a cap.
  34. Capitalization.
  35. A capital letter.
  36. A capacitor.
  37. A capsule of a drug.
  38. A capitalist.
  39. A capillary.
  40. A caption.
  41. To convert text to uppercase.
  42. To take a screenshot or to record a copy of a video.
  43. To capture an objective, such as a flag or checkpoint.
  44. To capitulate (cause to capitulate) an opponent.
  45. A wooden drinking-bowl with two handles.
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