capping

noun

1. any closefitting head covering, brimless or with only a front visor, and made of wool, cotton, etc., as a baseball cap or overseas cap, or of muslin or lace, as a nurse's or baby's cap
2. 1. a special covering for the head, worn as a mark of occupation, rank, academic degree, etc.: a cardinal's cap, fool's cap
   2. mortarboard (sense )
3. a caplike part or thing; cover or top, as the cap-shaped part of a mushroom, a small metal cover for a bottle, the cover over a camera lens or other projecting or end part, a kneecap, an artificial crown for a tooth, a mountain top, or the capital of a column
4. percussion cap
5. a little paper percussion cap for toy guns ()
6. an upper limit set on a budget, cost, etc.; ceiling

Origin: ME cappe < OE cæppe & ML cappa < LL cappa, a cape, hooded cloak

transitive verb capped, capping

1. to put a cap on
2. to present ceremonially with a special cap, as at a graduation: to cap a nurse
3. to cover the top or end of; form a cap: snow capped the hills
4. 1. to do as well as or better than; equal or excel
   2. to follow with another that is equivalent or better than; match: to cap a quotation
5. to bring to a high point, as of interest or excitement; climax
6. to set a cap, or upper limit, for