Cap Kæp Chosen Soft Hat Worn Top Noun

• a school cap
• a shower cap
• he won his first cap (= was first chosen to play) for england against france.
• there are three new caps in the side.

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
• a school cap
2. a soft hat that fits closely and is worn for a particular purpose
• 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
• a jar with a tight-fitting lid
• a bath plug
6. an artificial cover for a damaged tooth
• synonym crown
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/crown_1
• He needed four caps for his teeth after the accident.
7. an upper limit on an amount of money that can be spent or borrowed by a particular institution or in a particular situation
• The government has placed a cap on local council spending.
8. a small paper container with explosive powder inside it, used especially in toy guns
• = diaphragm (2)
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/diaphragm
9. the top of a mountain or a wave
• Purple mist sat below the snowy mountain caps.
10. an action that you can be proud of
• See related entries: Proud
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/proud/cap_2
11. 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.
12. 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…

Extra Examples

• The bottle has a screw cap.
• The safety cap should be completely waterproof.
• a baseball cap
• a cloth cap
• a petrol cap
• a soldier’s/nurse’s/chauffeur’s cap
• a swimming cap

Word Origin

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