"cap" Definition

Definitions for the word "cap" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. abbr.
Common agricultural policy (of the ec).
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
2. n.
1 a soft brimless hat, usu. With a peak. B head-covering worn in a particular profession. C cap as a sign of membership of a sports team. D mortarboard. 2 a cover like a cap (kneecap). B top for a bottle, jar, pen, camera lens, etc. 3 = *dutch cap. 4 = *percussion cap. 5 dental crown. v. (-pp-) 1 a put a cap on. B cover the top or end of. C set a limit to (charge-capping). 2 award a sports cap to. 3 form the top of. 4 surpass, excel. cap in hand humbly. If the cap fits (of a remark) if it applies to you, so be it. To cap it all after everything else. [latin cappa]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
3. slang
a false cover to a tossing coin. The term and the instrument are both nearly obsolete. _See_ COVER-DOWN.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
4. slang
“to set her CAP.” A woman is said to set her CAP at a man when she makes overt love to him.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
5. slang
to outdo or add to, as in capping jokes.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864

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