Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [kap]
- /kæp/
- /kæp/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [kap]
- /kæp/
Definitions of cap word
- countable noun cap A cap is a soft, flat hat with a curved part at the front which is called a peak. Caps are usually worn by men and boys. 3
- countable noun cap A cap is a special hat which is worn as part of a uniform. 3
- verb cap If a sports player is capped, they are chosen to represent their country in a team game such as football, rugby, or cricket. 3
- countable noun cap If a sports player represents their country in a team game such as football, rugby, or cricket, you can say that they have been awarded a cap. 3
- countable noun cap You can refer to someone who is representing their country for the first time in a team game such as football, rugby, or cricket, as a new cap. 3
- verb cap If the government caps an organization, council, or budget, it limits the amount of money that the organization or council is allowed to spend, or limits the size of the budget. 3
Information block about the term
Origin of cap
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English cappe, Old English cæppe < Late Latin cappa hooded cloak, cap; cf. cape1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Cap
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cap popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cap usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cap
noun cap
- bonnet — The bonnet of a car is the metal cover over the engine at the front.
- beret — A beret is a circular, flat hat that is made of soft material and has no brim.
- beanie — A beanie is a small, close-fitting cap.
- pillbox — a box, usually shallow and often round, for holding pills.
- skullcap — a small, brimless close-fitting cap, often made of silk or velvet, worn on the crown of the head, as for religious functions.
verb cap
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- clinch — If you clinch something you are trying to achieve, such as a business deal or victory in a contest, you succeed in obtaining it.
Antonyms for cap
verb cap
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- fall behind — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
Top questions with cap
- how to get rid of cradle cap?
- what is cradle cap?
- what is mkt cap?
- what is market cap?
- what does market cap mean?
- what cause cradle cap?
- what causes cradle cap?
- what is cap rate?
- how to treat cradle cap?
- what is cap?
- how to wash a baseball cap?
- how to wash baseball cap?
- what is a cap rate?
- how to decorate a grad cap?
- how to decorate graduation cap?