cap
noun
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a tight-fitting headdress
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a top (as for a bottle)
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something serving as a cover or protection
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the upper part of a column that supports the entablaturecapital
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in dentistry, dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth“I don't have any caps yet.”crowncrownworkjacketjacket crown
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a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosivedetonatordetonating device
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an upper limit on what is allowedceilingroof
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a protective covering that is part of a planthood
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a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroompileus
verb
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to restrict the number or amount of“We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club”
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to lie at the top of“Snow capped the mountains”crest