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cap | captive |

As verbs the difference between cap and captive

is that cap is to extend one's leg for walking; get a move on while captive is .

cap

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) (m).

Noun

(en noun)
  • A close-fitting head covering either without a brim or with a peak.
    • The children were all wearing caps to protect them from the sun.
  • A special head covering to indicate rank, occupation etc.
  • An academic mortarboard
  • A protective cover or seal
    • He took the cap of the bottle and splashed himself with some cologne.
  • A crown for covering a tooth
    • He had golden caps on his teeth.
  • The summit of a mountain etc.
    • There was snow on the cap of the mountain.
  • An artificial upper limit or ceiling
    • We should put a cap on the salaries, to keep them under control.
  • The top part of a mushroom
  • A small amount of gunpowder in a paper strip or plastic cup for use in a toy gun
    • Billy spent all morning firing caps with his friends, re-enacting storming the beach at Normandy.
  • A small explosive device used to detonate a larger charge of explosives
    • He wired the cap to the bundle of dynamite, then detonated it remotely.
  • (slang) A bullet used to shoot someone.
  • * 2001: Charles Jade, Jade goes to Metreon
    • Did he think they were going to put a cap in his ass right in the middle of Metreon?
  • (soccer) An international appearance
    • Rio Ferdinand won his 50th cap for England in a game against Sweden.
  • (obsolete) The top, or uppermost part; the chief.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Thou art the cap of all the fools alive.
  • (obsolete) A respectful uncovering of the head.
  • * Fuller
    • he that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks
  • (zoology) The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
  • (architecture) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts.
    • the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping, cornice, lintel, or plate
  • Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.
  • (nautical) A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope.
  • (geometry) A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
  • A large size of writing paper.
    • flat cap'''; fools'''cap'''; legal '''cap
    Antonyms
    * (artificial upper limit) floor
    Hyponyms
    * See also
    Derived terms
    * (head covering) baseball cap, cunt cap * (protective cover or seal) crown cap, filler cap * (artificial upper limit) interest rate cap * (small amount of explosive used as detonator) percussion cap, pop a cap in someone's ass
    See also
    * set one's cap at

    Verb

    (capp)
  • To cover or seal with a cap
  • To award a cap as a mark of distinction etc.
  • To lie over or on top of something
  • To surpass or outdo
  • To set an upper limit on something
    • cap wages.
  • To make something even more wonderful at the end.
    • That really capped my day.
  • (cricket) To select a player to play for a specified side
  • (slang) To shoot (someone) with a firearm.
    • If he don't get outta my hood, I'm gonna cap his ass.
  • (sports) to select to play for the national team.
    • Peter Shilton is the most capped English footballer.
  • (obsolete) To uncover the head respectfully.
    • (Shakespeare)
  • * Thackeray
    • Tom capped the proctor with the profoundest of bows.
  • To deprive of a cap.
    • (Spenser)

    Etymology 2

    From capitalization, by shortening.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (finance) Capitalization.
    • Derived terms
    * market cap

    Etymology 3

    From capital, by shortening.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) An uppercase letter.

    • Verb

    (capp)
  • (informal) To convert text to uppercase.

    • Anagrams

    * 1000 English basic words ----

    captive

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=19 citation , passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him. The captive made no resistance […].}}
  • One held prisoner.
  • (figurative) One charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Held prisoner; not free; confined.
  • * Milton
    • A poor, miserable, captive thrall.
  • Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Even in so short a space, my wonan's heart / Grossly grew captive to his honey words.
  • Of or relating to bondage or confinement; serving to confine.
    • captive''' chains; '''captive hours