cap

გამოთქმა: /kap/

Universal

1a kind of soft, flat hat without a brim and typically with a peak: a man wearing a raincoat and a flat cap figurativeher cap of dark hair
[with adjective or noun modifier] a kind of soft, close-fitting head covering worn for a particular purpose:a shower cap a bathing cap
British a cap awarded as a sign of membership of a particular sports team, especially a national team:he has won three caps for Scotland
British a player to whom a cap is awarded:a former naval officer and rugby cap
an academic mortar board:school-leavers in cap and gown

2a protective lid or cover for an object such as a bottle, the point of a pen, or a camera lens: a glass bottle with a screw cap a lens cap from a camera
an artificial protective covering for a tooth.
the top of a bird’s head when distinctively coloured.

3an upper limit imposed on spending or borrowing:he raised the cap on local authority spending

5the broad upper part of the fruiting body of most mushrooms and toadstools, at the top of a stem and bearing gills or pores.

Universal

1put a lid or cover on:he capped his pen
form a covering layer or topmost part of: (as adjective, in combination -capped)snow-capped mountains
put an artificial protective covering on (a tooth): (as adjective capped)his smile revealed perfectly capped teeth

2provide a fitting climax or conclusion to:he capped a memorable season by becoming champion of champions
follow or reply to (a story, remark, or joke) by producing a better one: he prayed no wit would cap his remark with some repartee

3British place a limit or restriction on (prices, expenditure, or borrowing):council budgets will be capped

4 (be capped) British be chosen as a member of a particular sports team, especially a national one:he was capped ten times by England

cap and bells: historical the insignia of the professional jester.
cap in hand (North American hat in hand): British humbly asking for a favour:we have to go cap in hand begging for funds
cap of liberty: a conical cap given to Roman slaves when they were freed, used as a republican symbol in more recent times.
cap of maintenance: British a cap or hat worn as a symbol of official dignity or carried in front of a sovereign on ceremonial occasions.
if the cap fits, wear it (North American if the shoe fits, wear it): British used as a way of suggesting that someone should accept a generalized remark or criticism as applying to themselves.
set one's cap at (or US for): dated (of a woman) try to attract (a particular man) as a suitor: she should buy herself a new frock and set her cap at someone else
to cap it all: as the final unfortunate incident in a long series:she was on edge, her nerves taut, and to cap it all, she could feel the beginnings of a headache

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