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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Coping \Cop"ing\, n. [See Cope, n.] (Arch.)
     The highest or covering course of masonry in a wall, often
     with sloping edges to carry off water; -- sometimes called
     capping. --Gwill.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Cap \Cap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Capped; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Capping.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The bones next the joint are capped with a smooth
              cartilaginous substance.              --Derham.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To deprive of cap. [Obs.] --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To complete; to crown; to bring to the highest point or
        consummation; as, to cap the climax of absurdity.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To salute by removing the cap. [Slang. Eng.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Tom . . . capped the proctor with the profoundest of
              bows.                                 --Thackeray.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to;
        as, to cap text; to cap proverbs. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Now I have him under girdle I'll cap verses with him
              to the end of the chapter.            --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: In capping verses, when one quotes a verse another must
           cap it by quoting one beginning with the last letter of
           the first letter, or with the first letter of the last
           word, or ending with a rhyming word, or by applying any
           other arbitrary rule may be agreed upon.
           [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Cap \Cap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Capped; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Capping.]
     1. 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.              --Derham.
  
     2. To deprive of cap. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
     3. To complete; to crown; to bring to the highest point or
        consummation; as, to cap the climax of absurdity.
  
     4. To salute by removing the cap. [Slang. Eng.]
  
              Tom . . . capped the proctor with the profoundest of
              bows.                                 --Thackeray.
  
     5. To match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to;
        as, to cap text; to cap proverbs. --Shak.
  
              Now I have him under girdle I'll cap verses with him
              to the end of the chapter.            --Dryden.
  
     Note: In capping verses, when one quotes a verse another must
           cap it by quoting one beginning with the last letter of
           the first letter, or with the first letter of the last
           word, or ending with a rhyming word, or by applying any
           other arbitrary rule may be agreed upon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Coping \Cop"ing\, n. [See Cope, n.] (Arch.)
     The highest or covering course of masonry in a wall, often
     with sloping edges to carry off water; -- sometimes called
     capping. --Gwill.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  capping
       See cap

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  cap
       n 1: a tight-fitting headdress
       2: a top (as for a bottle)
       3: a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small
          amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction
          of a disrupting explosive [syn: detonator, detonating
          device]
       4: something serving as a cover or protection
       5: a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella that forms the
          top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom [syn: pileus]
       6: an upper limit on what is allowed; "they established a cap
          for prices" [syn: ceiling]
       7: dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a
          tooth [syn: crownwork]
       8: the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
          [syn: capital, chapiter]
       v 1: lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains" [syn: crest]
       2: restrict the number or amount of; "We had to cap the number
          of people we can accept into our club"
       [also: capping, capped]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  capping
     n.
     1 The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
     2 (lb en geology) the leached upper part of a body or rock that still
  contains disseminated sulphide mineral deposit.
     3 The process of covering a borehole in order to seal an oil well.
     4 The selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date.
     5 (lb en mathematics) The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated
  polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face.
     6 (lb en slang from AAVE) lie or exaggerate.
     7 (lb en internet slang) The recording of a television broadcast to
  one's computer.
     8 (lb en internet slang) The method of capitalizing every other word
  in social media titling and tagging to improve readability over unmixed
  case. Example: #CAPPINGimprovesREADABILITY.
     vb.
     (present participle of en cap nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  capping
     n.
     1 The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
     2 (lb en geology) the leached upper part of a body or rock that still
  contains disseminated sulphide mineral deposit.
     3 The process of covering a borehole in order to seal an oil well.
     4 The selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date.
     5 (lb en mathematics) The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated
  polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face.
     6 (lb en slang from AAVE) lie or exaggerate.
     7 (lb en internet slang) The recording of a television broadcast to
  one's computer.
     8 (lb en internet slang) The method of capitalizing every other word
  in social media titling and tagging to improve readability over unmixed
  case. Example: #CAPPINGimprovesREADABILITY.
     vb.
     (present participle of en cap nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  capping
     n.
     1 The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
     2 (lb en geology) the leached upper part of a body or rock that still
  contains disseminated sulphide mineral deposit.
     3 The process of covering a borehole in order to seal an oil well.
     4 The selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date.
     5 (lb en mathematics) The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated
  polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face.
     6 (lb en slang from AAVE) lie or exaggerate.
     7 (lb en internet slang) The recording of a television broadcast to
  one's computer.
     8 (lb en internet slang) The method of capitalizing every other word
  in social media titling and tagging to improve readability over unmixed
  case. Example: #CAPPINGimprovesREADABILITY.
     vb.
     (present participle of en cap nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  capping
     n.
     1 The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
     2 (lb en geology) the leached upper part of a body or rock that still
  contains disseminated sulphide mineral deposit.
     3 The process of covering a borehole in order to seal an oil well.
     4 The selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date.
     5 (lb en mathematics) The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated
  polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face.
     6 (lb en slang from AAVE) lie or exaggerate.
     7 (lb en internet slang) The recording of a television broadcast to
  one's computer.
     8 (lb en internet slang) The method of capitalizing every other word
  in social media titling and tagging to improve readability over unmixed
  case. Example: #CAPPINGimprovesREADABILITY.
     vb.
     (present participle of en cap nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  capping
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm c ap ping)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  capping
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en cap ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb cap)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Capping /kˈapɪŋ/
  السدّ

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  capping /kˈapɪŋ/
  upevnění závěsu