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cap

noun

1 a small bottle with a white plastic cap:

lid, top, stopper, cork, bung, spile;

ferrule;

cover, covering;

North American stopple.

2 school leavers in cap and gown:

mortar board, academic cap;

dated trencher, trencher cap, square.

3 he raised the cap on local authority spending:

limit, upper limit, ceiling;

curb, check.

verb

1 mountains capped with snow:

top, crown;

cover, coat, blanket, mantle.

2 his innings capped a great day for the Australians:

round off, crown, be a fitting climax to, put the finishing touch/touches to, perfect, complete.

3 they tried to cap each other's stories:

beat, better, surpass, outdo, outshine, trump, top, upstage;

improve on, go one better than;

informal best.

4 British he was capped 22 times for England:

choose, select, pick, include;

informal give someone the nod.

5 council budgets will be capped:

set a limit on, put a ceiling on, limit, restrict, keep within bounds;

curb, control, peg.