cap-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: cover something, put something over something else

Examples:
The mountain was capped with snow.
Snow capped the mountain.
You should have your teeth capped.
Cap the pipes if they start to leak.

Mappings:
VerbNet: butter-9.9,contiguous_location-47.8
FrameNet: Closure
PropBank: cap.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: limit or restrict the number or amount of something

Examples:
How can you cap someone for how little they earn?
They need to cap cost-of-living increases.
Should the cost of prescription drugs be capped?

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: cap.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: surpass or improve on a previous action or product

Examples:
He capped his last trick with a disappearing act that brought the audience to its feet.
The graceless Duke of Queensberry capped his previous infamy by cutting down all his wood.
This year's qualification caps the best season in UTD Debate history.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM

Sense Number 4: complete or add a finishing touch to a process or an effort

Commentary: Includes: CAP OFF

Examples:
We capped the meal with dessert.
He capped off the meeting with a radical proposal.
We capped off the celebration with a bottle of champagne.
He capped his record-breaking season as the youngest entry in the US Olympic Trials

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: cap.02
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
cap_off 1