cape

IPA: kˈeɪp

(geography) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders.
(slang) A superhero.
(countable) A surname.
(meteorology) Convective available potential energy
(with the definite article, southern Africa) Ellipsis of Cape of Good Hope. [A headland in southwestern South Africa, near Cape Town.]
(with the definite article, South Africa) Ellipsis of Cape Province., South Africa. Cape Province was split into three in 1994.
(with the definite article) Ellipsis of Cape Cod. [A geographic cape extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of mainland Massachusetts in the northeastern United States.]
(with the definite article, historical, southern Africa) Ellipsis of Cape Colony. [(historical) A British colony in present-day South Africa and Namibia, named for the Cape of Good Hope.]
(with the definite article, space flight) Ellipsis of Cape Canaveral., Florida, USA; where the major U.S. spaceflight complex is located. [A cape in Florida, United States.]

To incite or attract (a bull) to charge a certain direction, by waving a cape.
(nautical) To head or point; to keep a course.
To skin an animal, particularly a deer.
(US, slang, chiefly with "for") To defend or praise, especially that which is unworthy.
(transitive) To cover (as) with or like a cape.

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