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cap
Noun
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A cap is a small hat.
He was wearing blue jeans and a ball cap.
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A cap is a cover that closes the end of something, such as a bottle or pipe.
First we need to remove the cap, then we can drain the fluid from the tank.
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A cap is a limit.
The government should place a cap on spending for next year.
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A cap is small piece of explosive that is used to set off larger explosives.
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A cap is the top part of a mushroom.
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A cap is a crown for covering a tooth.
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A cap is the summit (top) of a mountain.
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A cap is a small amount of gunpowder that is used to set off a toy gun.
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If you "pop a cap" on someone, you shoot them with a gun.
You best watch out or I'll bust a cap in your ass.
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A cap is an international appearance of a player in a team.
cap
Verb
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If you cap something, you put a cap on it.
We need to cap that pipe before turning the water back on.
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If you cap something, you set an upper limit on it.
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If something caps something, it fits on it and is a cap for it.
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If you cap someone, you shoot that person.
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If you cap something, you lie over or on top of something.
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If you cap something, you surpass or outdo something.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
pile
Noun
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A pile is a lot of things with some on the bottom and more on top.
There was a neat pile of sheets and blankets at the foot of each bed.
He found his phone under a pile of clothes.
The children spent the afternoon jumping into leaf piles.
in California has many huge rock piles.
She reached for the next piece of paper on the top of the taller pile.
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A pile is a long, strong post to support something like a bridge or building.
pile
Verb
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If you pile something somewhere, you put a lot of it there.
The table that was piled high with all sorts of fruit, cheese, cakes, and sweets.
She piled the books on the corner of the desk.
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If something piles (up), there is more an more of it.
I listen to the snow piling on the roof.
When I was away the work kept piling up.
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If something piles on top of something else, it is added to it.
The changes, piled on top of the problems at home were too much.
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If people pile on, they attack somebody who is already being attacked.
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If people pile in(to) a car, or some other small space, they get in quickly.
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If people pile out of a car, or some other small space, they get out quickly.