to cap off
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3.7
- phrasal verb
- Informal
- An exciting week of football upsets in Seattle was capped off by a 21-17 win for Roosevelt, leaving the Issaquah faithful stunned.
- cap off the season
- cap off the evening
- cap off the day
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Watch on YouTubeWell, Ross, I'm really excited to, in addition, cap this news off with someone very special to you.
- Well, Ross, I'm really excited to, in addition, cap this news off with someone very special to you.
- And, you know, to cap that story off, what ended up happening was I was the starting third baseman.
- 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.
- Once we do shout out, no free shout out, we can answer some fan questions and then we can cap it off with some with some tear talk.
Examples
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Carl Winston capped off the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run, his second touchdown of the game.
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Whitlow capped off UK's drive with a 20-yard scamper to pay dirt, giving Kentucky a 14-0 lead.
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My runs are mostly capped off at 30 minutes, simply because that seems like a good, round, easy number.
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The weekend features parties and tours, capped off with a fancy dance ball inspired by the episode "Shindig."
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And Floyd Mayweather Junior has another big, stunning victory to cap off his rise to stardom.
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Alumni Weekend will be capped off at halftime with 17 former Steelers being recognized on-field for a special ceremony.
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First came a 93-yard drive that tailback Charles Ross capped off with a two-yard TD run.
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After trick-or-treating, 8-year-old Timothy O'Bryan chose a Pixy Stix to cap off his evening.
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The team celebrated their championship win, and to cap off the festivities, they threw a big parade.
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She wrote the final chapter of her novel, eager to cap off her years of hard work.
Synonyms
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1.0
To stop something or make it finish
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1.0
To finish something or make it whole
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3.0
Finish an activity or task
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2.0
To complete an activity or task
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3.2
To finish something by adding a final detail or touch
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3.8
Complete the last details to make something ready
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6.3
Reach the most important final point of an activity or event
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6.1
Reach a final high point that ends with a specific result
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2.5
To complete the last part of a task
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3.9
Add a final thing to make something feel complete
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3.7
Bring an activity or meeting to an end
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6.0
End something in a memorable and exciting way
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4.0
To complete something by adding the final touches
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To finish in an exciting and memorable way
To finish something in a very impressive way
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense ‘to finish or complete’ can be partly inferred from 'cap' (to top or cover) plus the particle 'off' which often signals removal or completion, so a learner could plausibly guess it means to bring something to a close. However, the mapping from 'putting a cap on' to the abstract sense 'finish/close with a notable action' is metaphorical and not fully predictable without prior exposure, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
The verb phrase cap off comes from the image of putting a cap (a lid or the last stone) on top of something to finish it. So, if you 'cap off' a speech or an event by doing something special at the end, it means 'to finish' or complete something with a clear final action.