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
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
Miami could create additional cap space by releasing more players, restructuring more deals like quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s contract ($19.3 million in cap space could become available in exchange for more of a cap hit in later years), and/or shakedown/release pass rusher Bradly Chubb.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
While insurers' profits are capped at about 4.5 percent by Florida regulators, the profits of affiliate and parent companies are not.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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But, like Hades, each region has midway points and ending caps that allow players to better interact with the game’s characters and worlds.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
Miami could create additional cap space by releasing more players, restructuring more deals like quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s contract ($19.3 million in cap space could become available in exchange for more of a cap hit in later years), and/or shakedown/release pass rusher Bradly Chubb.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
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The salary cap for the 2025-26 season is $95.5 million, meaning the Panthers have $19 million to sign at minimum four players (two forwards, one defenseman and one goaltender) and up to seven (NHL rosters are capped at 23 players).
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
While insurers' profits are capped at about 4.5 percent by Florida regulators, the profits of affiliate and parent companies are not.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cap. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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