Cap
Cap verb - To set bounds or an upper limit for.
Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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A short time later, he talks to both Batman and Superman at close range, with his only disguise being a small server's cap, and both of them completely fail to recognize him.
- Meanwhile the cap for regular followers is over twice as high, allowing characters more options for each mission, and if they fail there's no consequences beyond having to wait for the mission to come up again to try.
Source: Scrappy Mechanic / MMORPG
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Fail and Cap. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cap/fail
Cap & Fail. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cap/fail>.
Fail or Cap. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cap/fail.
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