meaning of cap

1. A covering for the head
2. One usually with a visor but without a brim, for men and boys
3. One of lace, muslin, etc. , for women, or infants
4. One used as the mark or ensign of some rank, office, or dignity, as that of a cardinal.
5. The top, or uppermost part; the chief.
6. A respectful uncovering of the head.
7. The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
8. Anything resembling a cap in form, position, or use
9. The uppermost of any assemblage of parts; as, the cap of column, door, etc. ; a capital, coping, cornice, lintel, or plate.
10. Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.
11. 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.
12. A percussion cap. See under Percussion.
13. The removable cover of a journal box.
14. A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
15. A large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap; legal cap.
16. To cover with a cap, or as with a cap; to provide with a cap or cover; to cover the top or end of; to place a cap upon the proper part of; as, to cap a post; to cap a gun.
17. To deprive of cap.
18. To complete; to crown; to bring to the highest point or consummation; as, to cap the climax of absurdity.
19. To salute by removing the cap.
20. To match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to; as, to cap text; to cap proverbs.
21. To uncover the head respectfully.
22. CAP 1. Columbia AppleTalk Package. 2. Carrierless Amplitude/Phase Modulation. 3. Competitive Access Provider Capabilities Maturity Model CMM The Software Engineering Institutes model of software engineering that specifies five levels of maturity of the processes of a software organisation. CMM offers a framework for evolutionary process improvement. Originally applied to software development SE-CMM, it has been expanded to cover other areas including Human Resources and Software Acquitition. The levels - focii - and key process areas are: Level 1 Initial - Heroes - None. Level 2 Repeatable - Project Management - Software Project Planning, Software Project Tracking and Oversight, Software Subcontract Management, Software Quality Assurance, Software Configuration Management, Requirements Management. Level 3 Defined - Engineering Process - Organisation Process Focus, Organisation Process Definition, Peer Reviews, Training Program, Inter-group Coordination, Software Product Engineering, Integrated Software Management. Level 4 Managed - Product and Process Quality - Software Quality Management, Quantitative Process Management. Level 5 Optimising - Continuous Improvement - Process Change Management, Technology Change Management, Defect Prevention. [Reference?]
23. a tight-fitting headdress

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