capping

Noun

capping (countable and uncountable, plural cappings)

1. The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
   • I am very prodigall of cappings, namely in Summer, and I never receive any from what quality of men soever, but I give them as good and as many as they bring, except he be some servant of mine.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 17, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
2. 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. (slang) The act of painting over someone else's piece or tag.
5. The selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date.
6. The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face.
7. (slang, from, African-American Vernacular) Lying or exaggerating.
8. (Internet) The recording of a television broadcast to one's computer.
9. (Internet) The method of capitalizing every other word in social media titling and tagging to improve readability over unmixed case. Example: #CAPPINGimprovesREADABILITY.