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Definition of thinking cap noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

thinking cap

noun

/ˈθɪŋkɪŋ kæp/

/ˈθɪŋkɪŋ kæp/

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put your thinking cap on

(informal) to try to solve a problem by thinking about it

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