as in pill
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
I prefer to take my medicine as caps rather than in liquid form
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as in hat
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown
grabbed a cap and plopped it on his head before running out
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as in limit
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go
a cap on player salary expenditures was suggested as a way to keep small market teams competitive
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as in to limit
to set bounds or an upper limit for
the senator will propose a bill to cap prices for home heating oil
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“Cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cap. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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