'cap' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'cap' with 11 example sentences.
- cap noun
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: a tight-fitting headdress
: a top (as for a bottle)
: a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
: something serving as a cover or protection
: a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
: a protective covering that is part of a plant
: an upper limit on what is allowed
: (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
: the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
- cap verb
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: lie at the top of
: restrict the number or amount of
What is the price of this cap?
He put a cap on his head.
Take off your caps in the classroom!
The perfume bottle has a blue cap.
How many caps do you have?
If the cap fits, wear it.
The jagged mountains were capped with snow.
The ice caps are melting.
Put your thinking cap on!
Please be sure to close the cap properly after use.
The driver tipped his cap.