cap off
cap off · caps off · capped off · capping off
To finish by making one last additionTo finish by making one last addition.
» I couldn't get the cap off the bottle.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To finish by making one last addition.
(transitive)To glue a relatively uncomplicated compact manifold to a manifold of the same dimension along (a component of the latter's boundary).
More definitions
- finish or complete, as with some decisive action
Examples
12 sentencesI couldn't get the cap off the bottle.
I can't get the cap off this bottle.
deIch kriege den Verschluss nicht von dieser Flasche.
Tom took his cap off.
It irritates Tom when Mary leaves the cap off the toothpaste.
ruТома раздражает, когда Маша не закручивает колпачок зубной пасты.
Mary took her cap off.
Forms
caps off, capping off, capped off, capped off| Base form | cap off · to cap off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | caps off |
| Present participle | capping off |
| Past simple | capped off |
| Past participle | capped off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb