cap on
cap on verb: to spread caps (lies) or false rumors (about someone); to slander (someone); to insult (someone's) family.
Verb
cap on (third-person singular simple present caps on, present participle capping on, simple past and past participle capped on)
- To spread caps (lies) or false rumors (about someone); to slander (someone); to insult (someone's) family.
- That guy is always capping on me—don't believe a word he says.
- For the first few weeks I didn't say anything when the guys capped on me. My lack of response only encouraged them to bear down, and they capped on me mercilessly.1990, Ben Carson, Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, Zondervan, →ISBN, page 48
cap on meaning in Bengali
cap on in Bengali
- মিথ্যা, ভুল গুজব ছড়ানো, কারো মানহানি করা, কারো পরিবারকে অপমান করা
Forms of cap on
| third-person singular present | caps on |
|---|---|
| present participle | capping on |
| past participle | capped on |
| past | capped on |
Origin of cap on
From cap (“a lie or exaggeration”) + on.
Questions about cap on
- What does cap on mean?
- Cap on means to spread caps (lies) or false rumors (about someone); to slander (someone); to insult (someone's) family.
- What is cap on in Bengali?
- Cap on in Bengali is মিথ্যা, ভুল গুজব ছড়ানো, কারো মানহানি করা. See Cap on meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is cap on?
- Cap on is a verb.
- What is the past tense of cap on?
- The past tense of cap on is capped on.
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