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BAYSB-orlk-ap/ˈbeɪsbɔːl kæp/

A baseball cap (id: baseball-cap) is a soft cap with a long stiff peak at the front. A school cap is uniform; a bobble hat is winter knit. Uniform: a baseball cap fails the check; the school cap is the only peak allowed.

Meaning

A soft cap with a long stiff peak at the front.

Examples

• “A baseball cap fails the uniform check; the school cap is the only peak allowed.”
• “A baseball cap on sports day is sun kit only if the handbook allows a peak; it is not indoor uniform.”

Good to know

a baseball cap. Contrast: a school cap / a bobble hat. Uniform / sports day. Countable caps. Mix-up: baseball is the sport; the cap is the hat, not the kit for rounders.

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