Topic: SPORT
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cap2 past tense and past participle capped, present participle capping [transitive]
1 to have a particular substance on top : 
a graceful tower capped with a golden domemagnificent cliffs capped by lovely wild flowers
cover
be capped with something
a graceful tower capped with a golden domemagnificent cliffs capped by lovely wild flowers2 to limit the amount of something, especially money, that can be used, allowed, or spent : the only county to have its spending capped by the government
limit
[often passive]the only county to have its spending capped by the government3 to say, do, or be something that is better, worse, or more extreme than something that has just happened or been said : Well, we went three nights with no sleep at all. I bet you can't cap that!
good/bad
Well, we went three nights with no sleep at all. I bet you can't cap that!4 to have something very good or very bad at the end of an event : a fabulous weekend, capped by dinner in the Times Square Hotel
be capped by something
a fabulous weekend, capped by dinner in the Times Square Hotel5 to choose someone for a national sports team : He's been capped three times for England.
sport
[usually passive] British EnglishDSHe's been capped three times for England.6 used before a statement to say that something is the last in a series of annoying, unpleasant, or funny events : To cap it all, the phones didn't work, and there was no hot water.
to cap it all (off)
British English spokenTo cap it all, the phones didn't work, and there was no hot water.8 to cover a tooth with a special hard white substance : He's had his teeth capped.
tooth
He's had his teeth capped.
