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
Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Dodgers relievers honored Vesia and his family during the World Series by writing his number on their caps.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
But a bill introduced in July could cap towing fees and limit how far cars can be taken, WFAE reported.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The 9% cap that failed Friday would have applied to properties classified as residential, commercial and agricultural.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Dodgers relievers honored Vesia and his family during the World Series by writing his number on their caps.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
But Colorado law caps the fines municipalities can charge for photo speeding tickets at $40 on regular roads and $80 in school or construction zones.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
But a bill introduced in July could cap towing fees and limit how far cars can be taken, WFAE reported.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
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Social Circle doesn't have the infrastructure needed for a facility of that size, noting the town's water permit is limited to just one million gallons a day.—
Nakell Williams,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Prices are subject to rapid, unpredictable changes due to factors like, but not limited to, supply/demand, weather, and geopolitical events.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards were created in 2012 to restrict pollution from coal and oil-fired power plants – namely mercury, a neurotoxin that can cause brain and nervous system damage.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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In conventional approaches such as surface codes, qubits are typically limited to interacting with their nearest neighbors, restricting how efficiently information can be processed.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cap. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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