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captain

2 verb
     
Related topics: Sport
captain2 [transitive]
1DS to lead a group or team of people and be their captain:
The U.S. team, captained by Arthur Ashe, won the Davis Cup in 1981 and 1982.
2 to be in charge of a ship, aircraft etc
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