capping

Pluralcappings (some meanings)

1. 1
   verb

   The -ing form of cap. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.

   The crew is capping the old oil well this week.

   Capping the bottle tightly keeps the soda fizzy.

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2. 2
   nounslanguncountable

   Lying or saying things that are not true, often to seem impressive.

   Like telling a big made-up story to seem cooler than you really are.

   Everyone knew his story was just capping.

   There's no capping in what she told you. It really happened.

   Similarlying, exaggeration, fibbing

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3. 3
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The act of taking off your hat to show respect.

   Like a small bow, but done by lifting your hat instead.

   A respectful capping greeted the bishop as he walked through the village.

   His capping to the elderly woman showed his fine manners.

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   Covering and sealing the hole of an oil well.

   Like screwing a tight lid onto a bottle so nothing can leak out.

   The capping of the leaking well took the crew several weeks.

   After the blowout, the capping finally restored control of the well.

   Similarsealing

5. 5
   noununcountable

   Selling a financial product, like a stock, when its end date is close.

   Like selling off a lot of tickets right before a show to push the price down.

   The regulator opened an inquiry into the capping that pushed the stock down before settlement.

   Capping near the deadline can change the final price a contract settles at.

6. 6
   noununcountable

   Recording a TV show and saving it onto your computer.

   Like pressing record so you can watch a show again later.

   The capping of the live final let fans watch it again later.

   Capping became popular for saving shows that never came out on disc.

   Similarrecording

7. 7
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The worn-down top layer of rock that still holds some minerals containing metal.

   Like the crumbly top of a rock that still hides bits of metal inside.

   Geologists sampled the capping to estimate the ore hidden below.

   A reddish capping marked the weathered top of the copper deposit.

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8. 8
   noununcountable

   Turning a 3D shape into a star shape by adding a small pyramid to each side.

   Like sticking a small pyramid on every flat side of a box to make it pointy.

   The capping of the cube produced a spiky, star-like solid.

   Through capping, the flat-faced solid became a many-pointed star.

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9. 9
   noununcountable

   Writing every other word in capital letters to make a hashtag easier to read.

   Like making the letters go big, small, big, small so the words are easier to tell apart.

   She used capping to make her long hashtag easier to read.

   Capping breaks a long string of words so followers can scan it fast.

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