to cap
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3.8
- verb
- /kæp/
:
cubrir
- This caps off one of the most interesting seasons in late-night television in recent years.
- capped with snow
- capped peaks
- capped mountains
You see how this is smooth and it just kind of caps like a mushroom cap, but this one is more gathered and has more ripple in here.
- You see how this is smooth and it just kind of caps like a mushroom cap, but this one is more gathered and has more ripple in here.
- Today we sit with Angel Reese and Flage Johnson, whose LSU Tigers capped the March Madness by beating the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Player of the Year, Caitlin Clark.
- And to cap it all off, because that's not enough, they're sadistic, which means they take positive delight in the suffering of others.
Examples
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Soon, we will fill them with rebar and concrete and cap it off with a cast concrete roof.
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Well, the water park was a pretty perfect way to cap off - a fantastic weekend.
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And I'm going to cap it off with another one of those wire caps.
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In a busy political week capped by a marked increase in his approval ratings, the President has stepped back into the public eye in a string of high-profile events.
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Kansas scores on the eight-play drive, capped with Rogers's 32-yard run.
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The workers will cap the building with a protective roof once construction is complete.
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You need to cap the end of the pipe to prevent leaks.
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The sculptor plans to cap the statue with a finely detailed head.
Synonyms
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1.0
To put something over another thing to protect or hide it
43
2.8
Put something on top of food to finish and make it look nicer
11
4.2
To cover something with a layer of material
4
3.9
To put a top on something to close and protect it
3
3.5
To put one thing on top of another so it partly covers it
1
6.1
To be on top of a building or object as a decoration
Idioms
To make a big decision you cannot change that may be risky
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
19
3.4
A thick layer of ice and snow that always covers large land areas like the poles or mountain tops
- Specialized
4
7.0
A company or stock with a small market value, often under one billion dollars
- US
3
3.6
A tight knitted wool cap that covers the head and ears, often with a point or tassel
- Specialized
2
6.9
A protective cover in a car engine that holds the wires to the spark plugs
- Specialized
1
6.8
A small cup-shaped device that fits over the cervix to prevent pregnancy
1
4.4
A cover for the radiator opening that holds the cooling liquid and keeps pressure
- UK
1
4.2
A hat with a flat round top and a stiff front that sticks out, worn by police or army
- Specialized
A small plant that lives for more than one year with a seed pod shaped like a bishop's hat
- Specialized
A screw with a finished head that you screw into a threaded hole to hold machine parts together
A very poisonous white mushroom that can kill people and is often mistaken for edible mushrooms
A small forest plant with a low leaf cluster and tiny green flowers on thin stems
- Archaic
A cone-shaped paper hat teachers put on students' heads to shame them long ago
- Specialized
A small group of cells at the tip of a plant root that protects it as it grows through soil
- US
A close-fitting knitted hat with a hanging tail or pom-pom that you wear in cold weather
A North American wildflower with orange-red spotted petals that point downward
How Covered
Surface Forms
Etymology
To cap in the sense of topping something comes from the same idea of a 'head' or 'cover', so to cap a mountain or building is to be on its top or to form a covering. That link explains why we say snow 'caps' a peak.