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
Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 11 July 2025
Those workarounds had the effect of letting the partners or shareholders avoid the SALT cap altogether.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2025
His second win capped an amazing comeback from a hunting accident that left him critically wounded.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
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Noun
The union is aiming to soften the salary cap, so there’s more flexibility to exceed the cap.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 11 July 2025
Those workarounds had the effect of letting the partners or shareholders avoid the SALT cap altogether.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Verb
The cane’s handles have a slip-resistant gel grip, and the bottom is capped with a shock-absorbent tip.
—Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2025
His second win capped an amazing comeback from a hunting accident that left him critically wounded.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
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We, in collaboration with our partners, store and/or access information on a user's device, including but not limited to IP addresses, unique identifiers, and browsing data stored in cookies, in order to process personal data.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
11 July 2025
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Instead, pepper these foods into your diet, prioritizing whole foods and limiting refined products.—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
11 July 2025
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North Korea restricts freedom of movement and suffers from persistent economic hardships, with around 60% of North Koreans estimated to be in poverty.—
Se Eun Gong,
NPR,
5 July 2025
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As a result of the vote on Park’s motion, the city’s Department of Transportation will restrict tour buses from any area declared part of a natural disaster emergency, and the ban will last through the duration of the emergency response.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
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“Cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cap. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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