capping

noun

bring to an end

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkapɪŋ/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Late Latin [Term?]? Late Latin cappabor. Proto-West Germanic *kappā Proto-West Germanic *kappijā Old English cæppe Middle English cappe English cap English -ing English capping From cap + -ing.

The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
“I am very prodigall of cappings, namely in Summer, and I never receive any from what quality of men soever, but I give them as good and as many as they bring, except he be some servant of mine.”
the leached upper part of a body or rock that still contains disseminated sulphide mineral deposit.
The process of covering a borehole in order to seal an oil well.
The selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date.
The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face.
Lying or exaggerating.
The recording of a television broadcast to one's computer.
The method of capitalizing every other word in social media titling and tagging to improve readability over unmixed case. Example: #CAPPINGimprovesREADABILITY.

verb

present participle and gerund of cap