Cap and Hold

Cap

Cap verb - To set bounds or an upper limit for.

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Hold and cap are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hold" instead a verb "Cap".

Nearby Words: caps, capped, capping

Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.

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Cap and hold are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cap" instead a verb "Hold".

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

old	old cap	old hold
high	high cap	high hold
full	full cap	full hold
complete	complete cap	complete hold
Other adjectives: original, single, simple, small, actual, large, big, huge, little, famous, former, magical.

Mario Party games cap the number of coins a character (or team later) can hold at 999.

Source: Cap
For example, the designer might find that you should be able to hold about 1000 gold, but this means that it will take up 4 digits on the display, so instead they will make the cap 999.

Source: Cap
Averted by Fidel Castro, who is known for his iconic yet understated military cloth cap, although some would hold this to be a Nice Hat of it's own for that very reason.

Source: Nice Hat / Real Life

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