| • | A covering for the head |
| • | One usually with a visor but without a brim, for men and boys |
| • | One of lace, muslin, etc., for women, or infants |
| • | One used as the mark or ensign of some rank, office, or dignity, as that of a cardinal. |
| • | The top, or uppermost part; the chief. |
| • | A respectful uncovering of the head. |
| • | The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck. |
| • | Anything resembling a cap in form, position, or use |
| • | The uppermost of any assemblage of parts; as, the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping, cornice, lintel, or plate. |
| • | Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament. |
| • | 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. |
| • | A percussion cap. See under Percussion. |
| • | The removable cover of a journal box. |
| • | A portion of a spherical or other convex surface. |
| • | A large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap; legal cap. |
| • | To cover with a cap, or as with a cap; to provide with a cap or cover; to cover the top or end of; to place a cap upon the proper part of; as, to cap a post; to cap a gun. |
| • | To deprive of cap. |
| • | To complete; to crown; to bring to the highest point or consummation; as, to cap the climax of absurdity. |
| • | To salute by removing the cap. |
| • | To match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to; as, to cap text; to cap proverbs. |
| • | To uncover the head respectfully. |
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