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capping

/ˈkapɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
cap-ping
IPA
/ˈkapɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

the leached upper part of a body or rock that still contains disseminated sulphide mineral deposit.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of covering a borehole in order to seal an oil well.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of painting over someone else's piece or tag.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

noun

The selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Lying or exaggerating.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

noun

The recording of a television broadcast to one's computer.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulum Latin capitulum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin -āre Latin capitulāre? Late Latin cappabor. Proto-West Germanic *kappā Proto-West Germanic *kappijā Old English cæppe Middle English cappe English cap English -ing English capping From cap + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈkapɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cappings (plural)

Derived Forms

pitchcapping

Phrases

cold capping soft capping

Rhymes With

mapping tapping wrapping snapping trapping slapping clapping rapping scrapping napping flapping strapping

Questions

How do you pronounce capping?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkapɪŋ/.
What does capping mean?
The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
Where does capping come from?
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulum Latin capitulum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin -āre Latin capitulāre? Late Latin cappabor. Proto-West Germanic *kappā Proto-West Germanic *kappijā Old English cæppe Middle English cappe English cap English -ing English capping From cap + -ing.

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