cape
/keɪp/ verb C2- To incite or attract (a bull) to charge a certain direction, by waving a cape.
- To head or point; to keep a course. · The ship capes southwest by south.
- To skin (an animal, or particularly the head and shoulders of an animal, especially a deer), for taxidermy.
- To defend or praise, especially that which is unworthy.
- To cover (as) with or like a cape.
He/she/it capes · Past caped · Past participle caped · -ing form caping
Verb forms
- Base form
- cape
- He/she/it
- capes
- Past
- caped
- Past participle
- caped
- -ing form
- caping
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At the same time that the steamer disappeared behind Cape Morgiou, a man travelling post on the road from Florence to Rome had just passed the little town of Aquapendente.
As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Château d’If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island.
“The ship reached Cape Town last night.
Only, during the respite the absence of his rival afforded him, he reflected, partly on the means of deceiving Mercédès as to the cause of his absence, partly on plans of emigration and abduction, as from time to time he sat sad and motionless on the summit of Cape Pharo, at the spot from whence Marseilles and the Catalans are visible, watching for the apparition of a young and handsome man, who was for him also the messenger of vengeance.
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