cap
1
[ kap ]
/ kæp /
noun
verb (used with object), capped, cap·ping.
verb (used without object), capped, cap·ping.
Fox Hunting.
to hunt with a hunting club of which one is not a member, on payment of a capping fee.
Idioms for cap
cap in hand,
humbly; in supplication: He went to his father cap in hand and begged his forgiveness.
set one's cap for,
to pursue as being a potential mate.
Origin of cap
1
before 1000; Middle English
cappe, Old English
cæppe < Late Latin
cappa hooded cloak, cap; cf.
cape1
OTHER WORDS FROM cap
cap·less, adjectiveWords nearby cap
British Dictionary definitions for cap in hand (1 of 2)
cap
/ (kæp) /
noun
verb caps, capping or capped (tr)
Derived forms of cap
capper, nounWord Origin for cap
Old English
cæppe, from Late Latin
cappa hood, perhaps from Latin
caput head
British Dictionary definitions for cap in hand (2 of 2)
CAP
abbreviation for
Common Agricultural Policy: (in the EU) the system for supporting farm incomes by maintaining agricultural prices at agreed levels
Medical definitions for cap in hand (1 of 2)
cap
[ kăp ]
n.
A protective cover or seal, especially one that closes off an end or a tip and that resembles a close-fitting head covering.
Medical definitions for cap in hand (2 of 2)
CAP
abbr.
catabolite gene activator protein
Idioms and Phrases with cap in hand (1 of 2)
cap in hand
see under hat in hand.
Idioms and Phrases with cap in hand (2 of 2)
cap