Cap Kæp Soft Hat Worn Top Chosen Noun

• to wear a cap.
• to put on/take off a cap
• to have a cap on
• a school cap

cap

1. a type of soft flat hat with a peak (= a hard curved part sticking out in front). Caps are worn especially by men and boys, often as part of a uniform
• SEE ALSO baseball cap
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/baseball-cap
• to wear a cap.
• to put on/take off a cap
• to have a cap on
• a school cap
• a peaked cap
2. a soft hat that fits closely and is worn for a particular purpose
• SEE ALSO bathing cap
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bathing-cap
• a shower cap
3. a soft hat with a square flat top worn by some university teachers and students at special ceremonies
• COMPARE mortar board
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/mortar-board
4. a cap given to somebody who is chosen to play for a school, country, etc.; a player chosen to play for their country, etc.
• He won his first cap (= was first chosen to play) for England against France.
• There are three new caps in the side.
5. a cover or top for a pen, bottle, etc.
• SEE ALSO filler cap
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/filler-cap
• a lens cap
• The bottle has a screw cap.
6. an artificial cover for a damaged tooth
• SYNONYM crown (10)
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/crown_1#crown_sng_11
• He needed four caps for his teeth after the accident.
7. the top of a mountain or a wave
• Purple mist sat below the snowy mountain caps.
8. an upper limit on an amount of money that can be spent or borrowed by a particular institution or in a particular situation
• SEE ALSO rate cap
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/rate-cap
• The government has placed a cap on local council spending.
9. a small paper container with explosive powder inside it, used especially in toy guns
10. a rubber or plastic device that a woman places inside her vagina before having sex to prevent sperm from entering the womb and making her pregnant
11. an action that you can be proud of
12. to ask somebody for something, especially money, in a very polite way that makes you seem less important
• There’s no way he’ll go cap in hand to his brother.
13. if you feel that a remark applies to you, you should accept it and take it as a warning or criticism
• I didn’t actually say that you were lazy, but if the cap fits…

Word Origin

• Old English cæppe ‘hood’, from late Latin cappa, perhaps from Latin caput ‘head’.