Capped

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cap \Cap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Capped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Capping}.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]


  
              The bones next the joint are capped with a smooth
              cartilaginous substance.              --Derham.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To deprive of cap. [Obs.] --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To complete; to crown; to bring to the highest point or
        consummation; as, to cap the climax of absurdity.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To salute by removing the cap. [Slang. Eng.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Tom . . . capped the proctor with the profoundest of
              bows.                                 --Thackeray.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to;
        as, to cap text; to cap proverbs. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Now I have him under girdle I'll cap verses with him
              to the end of the chapter.            --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: In capping verses, when one quotes a verse another must
           cap it by quoting one beginning with the last letter of
           the first letter, or with the first letter of the last
           word, or ending with a rhyming word, or by applying any
           other arbitrary rule may be agreed upon.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  capped
       See {cap}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cap
       n 1: a tight-fitting headdress
       2: a top (as for a bottle)
       3: a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small
          amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction
          of a disrupting explosive [syn: {detonator}, {detonating
          device}]
       4: something serving as a cover or protection
       5: a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella that forms the
          top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom [syn: {pileus}]
       6: an upper limit on what is allowed; "they established a cap
          for prices" [syn: {ceiling}]
       7: dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a
          tooth [syn: {crownwork}]
       8: the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
          [syn: {capital}, {chapiter}]
       v 1: lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains" [syn: {crest}]
       2: restrict the number or amount of; "We had to cap the number
          of people we can accept into our club"
       [also: {capping}, {capped}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  capped
       adj 1: used especially of front teeth having artificial crowns;
              "capped teeth gave her a beautiful smile"
       2: covered as if with a cap or crown especially of a specified
          kind; "cloud-capped mountains"; "snow-capped peaks"