cape
To incite or attract to charge a certain direction, by waving a capeTo incite or attract (a bull) to charge a certain direction, by waving a cape.
Meaning
5 sensesTo incite or attract (a bull) to charge a certain direction, by waving a cape.
To head or point; to keep a course.
The ship capes southwest by south.
To skin an animal, particularly a deer.
(US, slang)To defend or praise, especially that which is unworthy.
(transitive)To cover (as) with or like a cape.
Examples
45 sentencesOrigin
From French cape, from Old Occitan capa, from Late Latin cappa (“cape”). The second senseFrom French cape, from Old Occitan capa, from Late Latin cappa (“cape”). The second sense ("superhero") is metonymic from the fact that many superheroes wear capes. Likewise, the verb sense "defend, praise" alludes to the stereotypical depiction of superheroes wearing capes when they come to people's defense. (Compare caped crusader.) Doublet of capa and cappa.
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Forms
capes, caping, caped, capedLessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.