[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
cope capping 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
capped capping 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

capping
     see cap
see also:
cap 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
detonator detonating device pileus ceiling crownwork capital 
chapiter crest capping capped 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

49 moby thesaurus words for "capping":
   a cut above, above, ahead, ascendant, better, chosen, closing,
   concluding, consummating, consummative, consummatory, crowning,
   culminating, culminative, distinguished, eclipsing, eminent,
   ending, exceeding, excellent, excelling, finer, finishing, greater,
   heading, higher, in ascendancy, in the ascendant, major, marked,
   of choice, one up on, outstanding, outtopping, over, overtopping,
   perfecting, perfective, rare, rivaling, super, superior,
   surpassing, terminating, topping, transcendent, transcendental,
   transcending, upper

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