cap

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a soft flat hat, typically with a visor

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He wore a baseball cap to the game.
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She pulled her woolly cap down over her ears.
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hatbonnetberetheadgearheadwear
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a lid or cover for a container

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Put the cap back on the bottle.
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The pen has a protective cap.
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lidcoverstoppertop
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an upper limit on an amount or output

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There's a spending cap of $500 per person.
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The government imposed a cap on energy prices.
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limitceilingmaximumupper limitrestriction
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put a lid or cover on

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Please cap the marker when you're done.
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He carefully capped the lens to protect it.
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coversealclosestopper
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put an upper limit on (an amount, especially of money)

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The government plans to cap tuition fees.
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They decided to cap the number of participants at 100.
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limitrestrictcurbcontrolconstrain
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