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

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before 1000; Middle English cappe, Old English cæppe < Late Latin cappa hooded cloak, cap; cf. cape1

OTHER WORDS FROM cap

cap·less, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for cap in hand (1 of 2)

cap
/ (kæp) /

noun

verb caps, capping or capped (tr)

Derived forms of cap

capper, noun

Word 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