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Cap

KAP/kæp/

A soft hat with a hard peak at the front is a cap. Wear a cap / a blue cap. Cup is for tea — one letter different. A hat is the wider word; a cap is this peaked kind.

Meaning

A soft hat with a hard part at the front.

Examples

  • “He wore a blue cap.”
  • “Put your cap on — it is sunny.”
  • “His cap blew off in the wind.”

Good to know

a cap / wear a cap. Mix-up: cup. Wider word: hat.

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