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cap

noun
  1. a tight-fitting headdress
  2. a top (as for a bottle)
  3. something serving as a cover or protection
  4. the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
    capital
  5. in dentistry, dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
    “I don't have any caps yet.”
    crowncrownworkjacketjacket crown
  6. a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive
    detonatordetonating device
  7. an upper limit on what is allowed
    ceilingroof
  8. a protective covering that is part of a plant
    hood
  9. a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
    pileus
verb
  1. to restrict the number or amount of
    “We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club”
  2. to lie at the top of
    “Snow capped the mountains”
    crest