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cap
types of cap
a baseball cap
(= that people wear for baseball and for fashion )
• He was wearing a sweater and a baseball cap.
a flat cap
( also a cloth cap ) British English (= made of cloth with a stiff piece that sticks out at the front )
• We saw an old man in a jacket and a brown flat cap.
a peaked cap
(= worn as part of a uniform )
• She wore a sailor's peaked cap.
a swimming/bathing cap
• A swimming cap will stop you getting your hair wet.
a shower cap
(= worn to keep your hair dry when having a shower )
• There was a little bag containing soap, shampoo and a shower cap.
verbs
wear a cap
• He was wearing a baseball cap.
put on/take off/remove your cap
• He opened the door, took off his cap, and threw it on a hook.
transnet.ir
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. In addition to the idioms beginning with CAP, Also see FEATHER IN ONE'S CAP; HAT (CAP) IN HAND; IF THE SHOE (CAP) FITS, WEAR IT; PUT ON ONE'S THINKING CAP; SET ONE'S CAP FOR. Also see under HAT.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun soft flat hat ADJ. flat, peaked | cloth | baseball, bathing, cricket, forage, school, shower, skull, swimming CAP + NOUN badgeCLOTHES covering for the end/top of sth ADJ. filler, hub, lens | screw The bottle has a screw cap. VERB + CAP put on, screw on Put the cap back on the pen. | remove, take off, unscrew
Oxford Collocations Dictionary