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What does cap mean?

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Noun
  1. A close-fitting head covering either without a brim or with a peak.
  2. A special head covering to indicate rank, occupation etc.
  3. An academic mortarboard
  4. A protective cover or seal
  5. A crown for covering a tooth
  6. The summit of a mountain etc.
  7. An artificial upper limit or ceiling
  8. The top part of a mushroom
  9. A small amount of gunpowder in a paper strip or plastic cup for use in a toy gun
  10. A small explosive device used to detonate a larger charge of explosives
  11. (slang) A bullet used to shoot someone.
  12. (soccer) An international appearance
  13. (obsolete) The top, or uppermost part; the chief.
  14. (obsolete) A respectful uncovering of the head.
  15. (zoology) The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
  16. (architecture) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts.
  17. Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.
  18. (nautical) A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope.
  19. (geometry) A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
  20. A large size of writing paper.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To cover or seal with a cap
  2. (transitive) To award a cap as a mark of distinction etc.
  3. (transitive) To lie over or on top of something
  4. (transitive) To surpass or outdo
  5. (transitive) To set an upper limit on something
  6. (transitive) To make something even more wonderful at the end.
  7. (transitive, cricket) To select a player to play for a specified side
  8. (transitive, slang) To shoot (someone) with a firearm.
  9. (transitive, sports) to select to play for the national team.
  10. (transitive, obsolete) To uncover the head respectfully.
  11. To deprive of a cap.
Noun
  1. (finance) Capitalization.
Noun
  1. (informal) An uppercase letter.
Verb
  1. (transitive, informal) To convert text to uppercase.
Noun
  1. (electronics) capacitor
Noun
  1. (colloquial) A recording or screenshot.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To take a screenshot or to record a copy of a video.
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