Tra từ cap - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cap [cap caps capped capping] noun, verb BrE [kæp] NAmE [kæp]
noun

HAT
1. a type of soft flat hat with a ↑peak (= a hard curved part sticking out in front). Caps are worn especially by men and boys, often as part of a uniform
•a school cap
see also ↑baseball cap, ↑cloth cap, ↑mob cap
2. (usually in compounds)a soft hat that fits closely and is worn for a particular purpose
•a shower cap
3. a soft hat with a square flat top worn by some university teachers and students at special ceremonies
compare ↑mortar board

IN SPORT
4. (BrE)a cap given to sb who is chosen to play for a school, country, etc; a player chosen to play for their country, etc
• He won his first cap (= was first chosen to play) for England against France.
• There are three new caps in the side.

ON PEN/BOTTLE
5. a cover or top for a pen, bottle, etc
•a lens cap
see also ↑filler cap, ↑hubcap

LIMIT ON MONEY
6. an upper limit on an amount of money that can be spent or borrowed by a particular institution or in a particular situation
•The government has placed a cap on local council spending.

IN TOY GUNS
7. a small paper container with ↑explosive powder inside it, used especially in toy guns

FOR WOMAN
8. (BrE) = ↑diaphragm (²)
see also ↑ice cap, ↑thinking cap
more at a feather in your cap at ↑feather _n.

Word Origin:
Old English cæppe ‘hood’, from late Latin cappa, perhaps from Latin caput ‘head’.

Synonyms:
lid
top • cork • cap • plug
These are all words for a cover for a container.
lid • a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by turning or lifting it: ▪ a jar with a tight-fitting lid
top • a thing that you put over the end of sth such as a pen or bottle in order to close it
cork • a small round object made of cork or plastic that is used for closing bottles, especially wine bottles
cap • (often in compounds) a top for a pen or a protective cover for sth such as the lens of a camera
plug • a round piece of material that you put into a hole in order to block it; a flat round rubber or plastic thing that you put into the hole of a sink in order to stop the water from flowing out: ▪ a bath plug
a tight-fitting lid/top/cap
a screw top/cap
a pen lid/top
to put on/screw on/take off/unscrew the lid/top/cap
to pull out the cork/plug

Example Bank:
•The bottle has a screw cap.
•The safety cap should be completely waterproof.
•a baseball cap
•a cloth cap
•a petrol cap
•a soldier's/nurse's/chauffeur's cap
•a swimming cap
Idioms: ↑cap it all ▪ ↑go cap in hand ▪ ↑if the cap fits

verb (-pp-)

COVER TOP
1. usually passive ~ sth (with sth) to cover the top or end of sth with sth
•mountains capped with snow
•snow-capped mountains

LIMIT MONEY
2. often passive ~ sth (especially BrE)to limit the amount of money that can be charged for sth or spent on sth
•a capped mortgage

BEAT
3. ~ sth (especially BrE)to say or do sth that is funnier, more impressive, etc. than sth that has been said or done before
•What an amazing story. Can anyone cap that?

TOOTH
4. usually passive ~ sth to put an artificial covering on a tooth to make it look more attractive
Syn: ↑crown
•He's had his front teeth capped.

IN SPORT
5. usually passive ~ sb (BrE)to choose sb to play in their country's national team for a particular sport
•He has been capped more than 30 times for Wales.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English cæppe ‘hood’, from late Latin cappa, perhaps from Latin caput ‘head’.

Example Bank:
•Council expenditure could be capped by the government.
•He capped his previous performance by winning five games in a row.
•The total annual fee is capped at 1.5 per cent.
•We will continue to cap local government spending where necessary.
•What an incredible story! Can anyone cap that?

See also: ↑go hat in hand ▪ ↑if the shoe fits