cap (caps plural & 3rd person present) (capping present participle) (capped past tense & past participle )
1 n-count 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.
oft supp N
...a dark blue baseball cap.
2 n-count A cap is a special hat which is worn as part of a uniform.
oft supp N
...a frontier guard in olive-grey uniform and a peaked cap.
3 verb If a sports player is capped, they are chosen to represent their country in a team game such as football, rugby, or cricket.
(BRIT) usu passive
Rees, 32, has been capped for England 23 times. be V-ed
...England's most capped rugby union player. V-ed
4 n-count 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.
(BRIT)
Mark Davis will win his first cap for Wales in Sunday's Test match against Australia.
5 verb 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.
The Secretary of State for Environment has the power to cap councils which spend excessively... V n
6 n-count The cap of a bottle is its lid.
She unscrewed the cap of her water bottle and gave him a drink.
7 n-count A cap is a circular rubber device that a woman places inside her vagina to prevent herself from becoming pregnant.
(BRIT)
8 verb If someone says that a good or bad event caps a series of events, they mean it is the final event in the series, and the other events were also good or bad. (JOURNALISM)
The unrest capped a weekend of right-wing attacks on foreigners. V n
9 verb If someone's teeth are capped, covers are fixed over them so that they look better.
usu passive
He suddenly smiled, revealing teeth that had recently been capped... be V-ed
I had my teeth capped. have n V-ed
cloth cap (cloth caps plural )A cloth cap is a soft flat cap with a stiff, curved part at the front called a peak. Cloth caps are usually worn by men. n-count
flat cap (flat caps plural )A flat cap is the same as a cloth cap.
(mainly BRIT) n-count
ice cap (ice caps plural ), ice-cap The ice caps are the thick layers of ice and snow that cover the North and South Poles. n-count usu the N
rate-cap (rate-caps plural & 3rd person present) (rate-capping present participle) (rate-capped past tense & past participle )
1 verb In Britain, when a local council was rate-capped, the government prevented it from increasing local taxes called rates, in order to force the council to reduce its spending or make it more efficient.
usu passive
Notts County Council is to cut 200 jobs in a bid to escape being rate-capped. be V-ed
rate-capping n-uncount
The project is seriously threatened by rate-capping.
2 n-count A rate cap is a limit placed by the government on the amount of interest that banks or credit card companies can charge their customers.
(AM)
skull cap (skull caps plural ), skullcap A skull cap is a small close-fitting cap. n-count
swimming cap (swimming caps plural )A swimming cap is a rubber cap which you wear to keep your hair dry when you are swimming.
(BRIT) n-count
in AM, use bathing cap
