cap in hand (Meaning)
cap in hand
a head covering especially with a visor and no brim, a capital letter, mortarboard, something that serves as a cover or protection especially for a tip, knob, or end, pileus, to supply (a tooth) with an artificial crown, an overlying rock layer that is usually hard to penetrate, to bring to a climax or conclusion, to form or produce a chemical cap, a paper or metal container holding an explosive charge (as for a toy pistol), to form a cap over, a natural cover or top, cervical cap, to provide or protect with a cap, a distinctive head covering emblematic of a position or office, to prevent from growing or spreading, a fitting for closing the end of a tube, a small amount of an illegal or legally regulated drug, calyptra, an upper limit (as on expenditures), a small amount of a drug enclosed in a capsule, to give a cap to as a symbol of honor, rank, or achievement, the symbol ∩ indicating the intersection of two sets compare cup sense 9, a cluster of molecules or chemical groups bound to one end or a region of a cell, virus, or molecule, to form a chemical cap on, to follow with something more noticeable or more significant, capitalization sense 1d, a cardinal's biretta, the top of a bird's head or a patch of distinctively colored feathers in this area, an overlaying or covering structure, an artificial crown for a tooth
Synonyms & Antonyms of cap in hand
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a head covering especially with a visor and no brim, a capital letter, mortarboard, something that serves as a cover or protection especially for a tip, knob, o
modestly, politely, humbly,hat in hand,sheepishly, fearfully, meekly, deferentially, submissively, lowly
imperiously, superciliously, loftily, huffily, pretentiously, haughtily, boldly, audaciously, arrogantly,proudly
The petitioner stood cap in hand before the judge, seeking leniency.
The thief approached the victim cap in hand, pleading for forgiveness.
The supplicant arrived at the palace cap in hand, hoping for an audience with the king.
The students approached the teacher cap in hand, asking for extra time on their assignment.
