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capping.

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

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkapɪŋ/UK
  1. The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.

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

    countable · uncountable
  3. The process of covering a borehole in order to seal an oil well.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The act of painting over someone else's piece or tag.

    countable · slang · uncountable
  5. The selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date.

    countable · uncountable
  6. The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face.

    countable · uncountable
  7. Lying or exaggerating.

    countable · slang · uncountable
  8. The recording of a television broadcast to one's computer.

    Internet · countable · uncountable
  9. The method of capitalizing every other word in social media titling and tagging to improve readability over unmixed case. Example: #CAPPINGimprovesREADABILITY.

    Internet · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes 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.

verb/ˈkapɪŋ/UK
  1. present participle and gerund of cap

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes 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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