cap
To cover or seal with a capTo cover or seal with a cap.
» What is the price of this cap?
Was kostet diese Mütze? — samueldora
Сколько стоит эта кепка? — afyodor
Почём эта шапка? — sharptoothed
Яка ціна цієї кепки? — deniko
Скільки коштує ця кепка? — deniko
Почому ця кепка? — deniko
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17 senses(transitive)To cover or seal with a cap.
(transitive)To award a cap as a mark of distinction.
(transitive)To lie over or on top of something.
lie at the top of
To lie over or on top of something.
(broadly, slang, transitive)To paint over someone else's piece or tag.
(transitive)To surpass or outdo.
(transitive)To set (or reach) an upper limit on something.
to cap wages
(figuratively, transitive)To conclude; to make something even more wonderful at the end.
That really capped my day.
(transitive)To select a player to play for a specified side.
(slang, transitive)To shoot (someone) with a firearm.
If he don’t get outta my hood, I’m gonna cap his ass.
In a school shooting, where some kid caps a bunch of other kids, where did he get the weapon? From a family member, probably their gun cabinet.
(intransitive, slang)To lie; to tell a lie.
(transitive)To select to play for the national team.
Peter Shilton is the most capped English footballer.
To deprive of a cap.
Examples
323 sentencesWhat is the price of this cap?
Яка ціна цієї кепки? — deniko
ruСколько стоит эта кепка? — afyodor
deWas kostet diese Mütze? — samueldora
I paid ten dollars for this cap.
Я заплатив за цю кепку десять доларів. — deniko
ruЯ заплатил десять долларов за эту шляпу. — afyodor
deIch habe zehn Dollar für diese Mütze gezahlt. — MUIRIEL
Where is your cap?
Де твоя кепка? — deniko
ruГде твоя шапка? — KatrinI
deWo ist deine Mütze? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Take off your cap.
Зніми кепку. — deniko
ruСними шапку. — Avelesy
deNimm deine Mütze ab. — al_ex_an_der
Tom often wears a baseball cap.
Том часто ходить у бейсбольній кепці. — deniko
Origin
Inherited from Middle English cappe, from Old English cæppe, from Proto-West Germanic *kapInherited from Middle English cappe, from Old English cæppe, from Proto-West Germanic *kappā (“covering, hood, mantle”), from Late Latin cappa, itself from Latin caput. Doublet of cape, chape, and cope.
Various clippings from longer words beginning with the three letters.
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Forms
caps, capping, capped, cappedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonyms- lie at the top of:crest
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
5 patterns- a baseball cap
- baseball cap
- wearing a cap
- blue cap
- bathing cap