capping

Meanings

1. The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
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. The selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date.
5. The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face.
6. Lying or exaggerating.
7. The recording of a television broadcast to one's computer.
8. The method of capitalizing every other word in social media titling and tagging to improve readability over unmixed case. Example: #CAPPINGimprovesREADABILITY.

1. present participle and gerund of cap

Etymology

From cap + -ing.