capping

About 0.58 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
2. noun the leached upper part of a body or rock that still contains disseminated sulphide mineral deposit.
3. noun The process of covering a borehole in order to seal an oil well.
4. noun The act of painting over someone else's piece or tag.
5. noun The selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date.
6. noun The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face.
7. noun Lying or exaggerating.
8. noun The recording of a television broadcast to one's computer.

Similar words

crowned restricting stop limiting limit atop levelling recovering recovery leveling

Often followed by

the of and layer a is or it with

Word family

cappin cappin' cappings