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Noun cap has 8 senses

cap - a tight-fitting headdress
--₁ is a kind of headdress, headgear
--₁ has parts: earflap, earlap
--₁ has particulars:

cap - a top (as for a bottle)
--₂ is a kind of top, cover
--₂ has particulars: bottlecap, bottle-cordk; radiator cap
detonator, detonating device, cap - a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
--₃ is a kind of explosive device
--₃ has particulars: blasting cap; percussion cap
cap - something serving as a cover or protection
--₄ is a kind of protective covering, protective cover, protection
--₄ has particulars:
distributor cap; ferrule, collet; hubcap; lens cap, lens cover; thimble
cap, pileus - a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
--₅ is a kind of plant part, plant structure
--₅ is a part of fungus
ceiling, cap - an upper limit on what is allowed; "they established a cap for prices"
--₆ is a kind of control
--₆ has particulars: glass ceiling
Derived form: verb cap₂
crownwork, cap - dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a tooth
--₇ is a kind of dental appliance
capital, chapiter, cap - the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
--₈ is a kind of top
--₈ is a part of column, pillar

Verb cap has 2 senses

cap, crest - lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains"
--₁ is one way to lie
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
cap - restrict the number or amount of; "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club"
--₂ is one way to limit, circumscribe, confine

Derived form: noun cap₆
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something