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
Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
Catch up quick: In August, Carter unveiled his proposal to permanently exempt any housing built in 2005 or later from the city's 3% cap on annual rent increases.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Alexandra Banner, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
More than 119 million travelers are expected to take to the skies and hit the roads for the December end-of-year holidays, capping a record-setting season.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Every logo on the concept car has been refreshed, even the center caps of the wheels.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
Catch up quick: In August, Carter unveiled his proposal to permanently exempt any housing built in 2005 or later from the city's 3% cap on annual rent increases.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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The rule, unveiled Thursday, would cap overdraft fees at $5 — a substantial savings from the $35 that customers are typically charged.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
More than 119 million travelers are expected to take to the skies and hit the roads for the December end-of-year holidays, capping a record-setting season.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cap. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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