Definition of "nightcap" []

• A usually alcoholic drink taken just before bedtime. (noun)
• Sports & Games The last event in a day's competition, especially the final game in a baseball double-header. (noun)
• A cloth cap worn especially in bed. (noun)

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• "This lets out those who might decide to eat an entire lobster after midnight, or anyone whose idea of a nightcap is a belgian waffle."
• "The nightcap is between teams that climbed as high as second"
• "My nightcap from the Management was this notice in red ink"