Cap vs. Clap — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Cap and Clap
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Definitions
Cap➦
A cap is a kind of soft and flat headgear, usually with a visor. Caps have crowns that fit very close to the head.
Clap➦
To strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound, as in applauding.
Cap➦
A kind of soft, flat hat without a brim and typically with a peak
A man wearing a raincoat and a flat cap
Her cap of dark hair
Clap➦
To come together suddenly with a sharp sound.
Cap➦
A protective lid or cover for an object such as a bottle, the point of a pen, or a camera lens
A glass bottle with a screw cap
A lens cap from a camera
Clap➦
To strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
Clapped a book on the desk.
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Cap➦
An upper limit imposed on spending or borrowing
He raised the cap on local authority spending
Clap➦
To strike (the hands) together with an abrupt, loud sound, usually repeatedly
Clapped hands in time to the music.
Cap➦
A contraceptive diaphragm.
Clap➦
To strike lightly but firmly with the open hand, as in greeting
Clapped me on the shoulder.
Cap➦
The broad upper part of the fruiting body of most mushrooms and toadstools, at the top of a stem and bearing gills or pores.
Clap➦
To put or place quickly and firmly
Clapped the purse snatcher in jail.
Clapped a lid on the box.
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Cap➦
Short for percussion cap
Clap➦
To arrange hastily
Clapped together a plan.
Cap➦
Short for capitalization
Small-cap stocks
Mid-cap companies
Clap➦
The act or sound of clapping the hands.
Cap➦
Put a lid or cover on
He capped his pen
Clap➦
A sudden, loud, explosive sound
A clap of thunder.
Cap➦
Provide a fitting climax or conclusion to
He capped a memorable season by becoming champion of champions
Clap➦
A sharp blow with the open hand; a slap.
Cap➦
Place a limit or restriction on (prices, expenditure, or borrowing)
Council budgets will be capped
Clap➦
(Obsolete) A sudden stroke of fortune, especially of bad luck.
Cap➦
Be chosen as a member of a particular sports team, especially a national one
He was capped ten times by England
Clap➦
Gonorrhea. Often used with the.
Cap➦
Confer a university degree on.
Clap➦
The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
He summoned the waiter with a clap.
Cap➦
A usually soft and close-fitting head covering, either having no brim or with a visor.
Clap➦
The explosive sound of thunder.
Cap➦
A special head covering worn to indicate rank, occupation, or membership in a particular group
A cardinal's cap.
A sailor's cap.
Clap➦
Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound.
Off in the distance, he heard the clap of thunder.
Cap➦
An academic mortarboard. Used especially in the phrase cap and gown.
Clap➦
A slap with the hand, usually in a jovial manner.
His father's affection never went further than a handshake or a clap on the shoulder.
Cap➦
A protective cover or seal, especially one that closes off an end or a tip
A bottle cap.
A 35-millimeter lens cap.
Clap➦
A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
Cap➦
A crown for covering or sealing a tooth.
Clap➦
(falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
Cap➦
A truck cap.
Clap➦
(Yorkshire) A dropping of cow dung (presumably from the sound made as it hits the ground)
Cap➦
A tread for a worn pneumatic tire.
Clap➦
Gonorrhea.
Cap➦
A fitted covering used to seal a well or large pipe.
Clap➦
To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound.
The children began to clap in time with the music.
Cap➦
Chiefly Southern US See eye.
Clap➦
To applaud.
The audience loudly clapped the actress, who responded with a deep curtsey.
It isn’t the singers they are clapping; it's the composer.
Cap➦
A summit or top, as of a mountain.
Clap➦
To slap with the hand in a jovial manner.
He would often clap his teammates on the back for encouragement.
Cap➦
An upper limit; a ceiling
Placed a cap on mortgage rates.
Clap➦
To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound.
He clapped the empty glass down on the table.
She clapped the book shut.
He clapped across the floor in his boots.
Cap➦
(Architecture) The capital of a column.
Clap➦
(slang) To have sex.
Clap alien cheeks
Cap➦
The top part, or pileus, of a mushroom.
Clap➦
(obsolete) To slam (a door or window); formerly often construed with to.
Cap➦
A calyptra.
Clap➦
To create or assemble (something) hastily (usually followed by up or together).
We should clap together a shelter before nightfall.
The rival factions clapped up a truce.
Cap➦
A percussion cap.
Clap➦
To set or put, usually in haste.
The sheriff clapped him in jail.
She was the prettiest thing I'd ever clapped eyes on.
Cap➦
A small explosive charge enclosed in paper for use in a toy gun.
Clap➦
To shoot (somebody) with a gun.
Cap➦
Any of several sizes of writing paper, such as foolscap.
Clap➦
(slang) To fornicate, copulate.
Cap➦
(Sports) An appearance by a player in an international soccer game, traditionally rewarded with a hat.
Clap➦
To strike; to slap; to strike, or strike together, with a quick motion, so, as to make a sharp noise; as, to clap one's hands; a clapping of wings.
Then like a bird it sits and sings,And whets and claps its silver wings.
Cap➦
A capital letter.
Clap➦
To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt manner; - often followed by to, into, on, or upon.
He had just time to get in and clap to the door.
Clap an extinguisher upon your irony.
Cap➦
Capital
Venture cap.
Clap➦
To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance.
Cap➦
Capitalization
Market cap.
Clap➦
To knock, as at a door.
Cap➦
To cover, protect, or seal with a cap.
Clap➦
To strike the hands together in applause.
Their ladies bid them clap.
Cap➦
To award a special cap to as a sign of rank or achievement
Capped the new women nurses at graduation.
Clap➦
To come together suddenly with noise.
The doors around me clapped.
Cap➦
To lie over or on top of; cover
Hills capped with snow.
Clap➦
To enter with alacrity and briskness; - with to or into.
Cap➦
To apply the finishing touch to; complete
Cap a meal with dessert.
Clap➦
To talk noisily; to chatter loudly.
Cap➦
To follow with something better; surpass or outdo
Capped his last trick with a disappearing act that brought the audience to its feet.
Clap➦
A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang.
Cap➦
To set an upper limit on
Decided to cap cost-of-living increases.
Clap➦
A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.
Horrible claps of thunder.
Cap➦
To capitalize.
Clap➦
A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
What, fifty of my followers at a clap!
Cap➦
A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked.
The children were all wearing caps to protect them from the sun.
Clap➦
A striking of hands to express approbation.
Unextrected claps or hisses.
Cap➦
A special hat to indicate rank, occupation, etc.
Clap➦
Noisy talk; chatter.
Cap➦
An academic mortarboard.
Clap➦
The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
Cap➦
A protective cover or seal.
He took the cap off the bottle and splashed himself with some cologne.
Clap➦
Gonorrhea.
Cap➦
A crown for covering a tooth.
He had golden caps on his teeth.
Clap➦
A sudden very loud noise
Cap➦
The summit of a mountain, etc.
There was snow on the cap of the mountain.
Clap➦
A common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
Cap➦
An artificial upper limit or ceiling.
We should put a cap on the salaries, to keep them under control.
Clap➦
A sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
Cap➦
The top part of a mushroom.
Clap➦
Put quickly or forcibly;
The judge clapped him in jail
Cap➦
(toy) A small amount of percussive explosive in a paper strip or plastic cup for use in a toy gun.
Billy spent all morning firing caps with his friends, re-enacting storming the beach at Normandy.
Clap➦
Cause to strike the air in flight;
The big bird clapped its wings
Cap➦
A small explosive device used to detonate a larger charge of explosives.
He wired the cap to the bundle of dynamite, then detonated it remotely.
Clap➦
Clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
Cap➦
(slang) A bullet used to shoot someone.
Clap➦
Clap one's hands together;
The children were clapping to the music
Cap➦
A lie or exaggeration.
No cap
Clap➦
Strike the air in flight;
The wings of the birds clapped loudly
Cap➦
(sport) A place on a national team; an international appearance.
Clap➦
Strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
Cap➦
(obsolete) The top, or uppermost part; the chief.
Clap➦
Strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise;
Clap two boards together
Cap➦
(obsolete) A respectful uncovering of the head.
Cap➦
(zoology) The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
Cap➦
(architecture) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts.
The cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping, cornice, lintel, or plate
Cap➦
Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.
Cap➦
(nautical) A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope.
Cap➦
(geometry) A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
Cap➦
A large size of writing paper.
Flat cap; foolscap; legal cap
Cap➦
(finance) Capitalization.
Cap➦
(informal) An uppercase or capital letter.
Cap➦
(electronics) A capacitor.
Parasitic caps.
I had to replace the caps in that thing to get it to work again.
Cap➦
(colloquial) A recording or screenshot.
Anyone have a cap of the games last night?
Cap➦
(slang) A capsule of a drug.
Cap➦
(colloquial) A capitalist.
Cap➦
Capillary
Cap➦
(obsolete) A wooden drinking-bowl with two handles.
Cap➦
(transitive) To cover or seal with a cap.
Cap➦
(transitive) To award a cap as a mark of distinction.
Cap➦
(transitive) To lie over or on top of something.
Cap➦
(transitive) To surpass or outdo.
Cap➦
(transitive) To set an upper limit on something.
Cap wages.
Cap➦
(transitive) To make something even more wonderful at the end.
That really capped my day.
Cap➦
To select a player to play for a specified side.
Cap➦
To shoot (someone) with a firearm.
If he don't get outta my hood, I'm gonna cap his ass.
In a school shooting, where some kid caps a bunch of other kids, where did he get the weapon? From a family member, probably their gun cabinet.
Cap➦
To lie; to tell a lie.
Cap➦
To select to play for the national team.
Peter Shilton is the most capped English footballer.
Cap➦
To salute by uncovering the head respectfully.
Cap➦
To deprive of a cap.
Cap➦
To convert text to uppercase.
Cap➦
(transitive) To take a screenshot or to record a copy of a video.
Cap➦
A covering for the head
Cap➦
The top, or uppermost part; the chief.
Thou art the cap of all the fools alive.
Cap➦
A respectful uncovering of the head.
He that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks.
Cap➦
The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
Cap➦
Anything resembling a cap in form, position, or use
Cap➦
A large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap; legal cap.
Cap➦
To cover with a cap, or as with a cap; to provide with a cap or cover; to cover the top or end of; to place a cap upon the proper part of; as, to cap a post; to cap a gun.
The bones next the joint are capped with a smooth cartilaginous substance.
Cap➦
To deprive of cap.
Cap➦
To complete; to crown; to bring to the highest point or consummation; as, to cap the climax of absurdity.
Cap➦
To salute by removing the cap.
Tom . . . capped the proctor with the profoundest of bows.
Cap➦
To match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to; as, to cap text; to cap proverbs.
Now I have him under girdle I'll cap verses with him to the end of the chapter.
Cap➦
To uncover the head respectfully.
Cap➦
A tight-fitting headdress
Cap➦
A top (as for a bottle)
Cap➦
A mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
Cap➦
Something serving as a cover or protection
Cap➦
A fruiting structure resembling an umbrella that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
Cap➦
An upper limit on what is allowed;
They established a cap for prices
Cap➦
Dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a tooth
Cap➦
The upper part of a column that supports the entablature
Cap➦
Lie at the top of;
Snow capped the mountains
Cap➦
Restrict the number or amount of;
We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club
