CAP


Meaning of CAP in English

I.

noun

1 soft flat hat

ADJECTIVE

▪ school ( esp. BrE ), shower , skull (usually skullcap ) , stocking ( AmE ), trucker ( AmE )

▪ ball ( AmE ), baseball , bathing , cricket , ski ( esp. AmE ), swim ( AmE ), swimming ( esp. BrE )

▪ cloth ( esp. BrE )

▪ flat , peaked (both esp. BrE )

▪ dunce ( AmE ), dunce's ( BrE )

VERB + CAP

▪ doff ( old-fashioned ), tip

CAP + NOUN

▪ badge ( BrE )

2 covering for the end/top of sth

ADJECTIVE

▪ bottle ( esp. AmE ), hub , lens

▪ filler ( esp. BrE ), gas ( AmE )

▪ screw

The bottle has a screw ~.

VERB + CAP

▪ put on , screw on

Put the ~ back on the pen.

▪ remove , take off , unscrew

II.

verb

Cap is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ pen

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .