Meaning & use
cap
A soft, brimless or peaked head covering, or an upper limit placed on something.
See it in a sentence
He pulled his baseball cap low to block the afternoon sun.
The city imposed a cap on how much rents could rise each year.
A note on using this word
As a verb, to cap something means to set a maximum limit or to cover its top.
Words with a similar meaning
limit
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To set a maximum limit on an amount, or to cover the top of something.
The new law caps interest rates at a fixed percentage.
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