as in pill
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
I prefer to take my medicine as caps rather than in liquid form
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as in hat
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown
grabbed a cap and plopped it on his head before running out
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as in limit
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go
a cap on player salary expenditures was suggested as a way to keep small market teams competitive
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as in to limit
to set bounds or an upper limit for
the senator will propose a bill to cap prices for home heating oil
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Recent Examples of cap
Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Since Dugger’s $9.75 salary is guaranteed, the Patriots can only significantly trim cap space by trading him, though that’s made less likely by his high price tag.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
The festivities were capped off with a fireworks display in the evening.
—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
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Noun
One solution that public officials and public entity risk pool leaders have suggested is setting caps on the size of settlements and judgments, and on the percentages that can go toward attorneys’ fees.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Since Dugger’s $9.75 salary is guaranteed, the Patriots can only significantly trim cap space by trading him, though that’s made less likely by his high price tag.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
John Cena’s final SummerSlam match will cap the first-ever two-night SummerSlam premium live event.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
The festivities were capped off with a fireworks display in the evening.
—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
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Injuries limited Doncic for much of the season, resulting in the 26-year-old failing to make an All-Star appearance for the first time since his rookie year.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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That means retention strategies cannot be limited to reactive fixes like exit interviews or burnout leave.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Google recently ended Android support for Android 12 and also upgraded its Play Integrity API to restrict how apps function on those older phones.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The bill’s design would severely restrict the ability of programs like ours to operate, grow and serve students who have nowhere else to turn.—
Christian Garcia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cap. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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