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cap   (TTS Sound)

The noun cap has 9 senses

• cap -- (a tight-fitting headdress)


• cap -- (a top (as for a bottle))


• detonator, detonating device, cap -- (a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive)


• cap -- (something serving as a cover or protection)


• cap, pileus -- (a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom)


• hood, cap -- (a protective covering that is part of a plant)


• ceiling, roof, cap -- (an upper limit on what is allowed; "he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him"; "there was a roof on salaries"; "they established a cap for prices")


• crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown, cap -- ((dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth; "tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown")


• capital, chapiter, cap -- (the upper part of a column that supports the entablature)

The verb cap has 2 senses

• cap, crest -- (lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains")


• cap -- (restrict the number or amount of; "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club")