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
Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The photo released shows what appears to be a man wearing a largely black outfit with an American flag on his shirt, a black cap, and black sunglasses.
—Connor Greene, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Its usage dipped after federal regulation capped how much money banks and payment processors could make on debit, but the cards are once again ticking up in popularity.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Japan also imposed further sanctions on Russian companies on Friday and joined the countries implementing a price cap on Russian oil, which aims to reduce the Kremlin’s revenue.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The photo released shows what appears to be a man wearing a largely black outfit with an American flag on his shirt, a black cap, and black sunglasses.
—Connor Greene, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
The vote Tuesday caps a nine-month process that began late last year, when Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe first proposed the civilian board be granted authority to review the actions of jail medical staff and contractors after someone dies in custody.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Its usage dipped after federal regulation capped how much money banks and payment processors could make on debit, but the cards are once again ticking up in popularity.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
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An effective hair growth solution is less about fancy marketing claims, but formulas rooted in ingredients that can improve hair’s density and fullness while limiting breakage.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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The advisory also warned that emergency services in Nepal have limited ability to respond to personal emergencies at the moment.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Pyongyang has continued to exercise significant control over the population and severely restrict the rights and freedoms of its population, and that has only gotten more intense over the last decade.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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While the new members could vote to further restrict access to any of those safe, lifesaving vaccines, most of the focus has been on COVID-19 vaccine access.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cap. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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