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    [Verb]  | "captain" 


    1: to be captain of : lead


    Origin: 1598 ;

    [Noun]  | "cap*tain" | \ ˈkap-tən \


    1: a military leader : the commander of a unit or a body of troops

    2: a subordinate officer commanding under a sovereign or general

    3: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a first lieutenant and below a major


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English capitane, from Anglo-French capitain, from Late Latin capitaneus, adjective & noun, chief, from Latin capit-, caput head {mat|head|};

    [Noun]  | "bell captain" 


    1: captain


    Origin: 1900 ;

    [Noun]  | "captain's chair" 


    1: an armchair with a saddle seat and a low curved back with vertical spindles


    Origin: 1946 ;

    [Noun]  | "captain's mast" 


    1: mast


    Origin: 1941 ;

    [Noun]  | "co*cap*tain" | \ ˈkō-ˌkap-tən \


    1: one of two or more people who are captains of a side or team in a sports contest or similar activity


    Origin: 1928 ;

    [Noun]  | "group captain" 


    1: a commissioned officer in the British air force who ranks with a colonel in the army


    Origin: 1919 ;

    [Noun]  | "mast" | \ ˈmast \


    1: a long pole or spar rising from the keel or deck of a ship and supporting the yards, booms, and rigging

    2: a slender vertical or nearly vertical structure (such as an upright post in various cranes)

    3: a disciplinary proceeding at which the commanding officer of a naval unit hears and disposes of cases against enlisted men —called also captain's mast


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English mæst; akin to Old High German mast mast, Latin malus;

    [Noun]  | "sea captain" 


    1: the master especially of a merchant vessel


    Origin: 1612 ;

    [Noun]  | "captains" 


    1: a person in overall command of a ship;


      * e.g., " ... the captain is responsible for everything that happens to his ship in the course of a voyage "



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    2: one in official command especially of a military force or base;


      * e.g., " ... the captain of the largest army ever marshaled for battle in this country "



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    3: the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do;


      * e.g., " ... we only do what the captain tells us to, so it's not our fault when things don't work out "



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    [Noun]  | "captain" 


    1: a person in overall command of a ship;


      * e.g., " ... the captain is responsible for everything that happens to his ship in the course of a voyage "



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    2: one in official command especially of a military force or base;


      * e.g., " ... the captain of the largest army ever marshaled for battle in this country "



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    3: the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do;


      * e.g., " ... we only do what the captain tells us to, so it's not our fault when things don't work out "



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    [Noun]  | "sea captains" 


    1: as in officers, captains;




    [Verb]  | "captains" 


    1: to be in charge of;


      * e.g., " ... if you do well on this, you'll be asked to captain the next mission "



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    2: to exercise authority or power over;


      * e.g., " ... captained the project for a few days while the boss was out of town "



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    3: to serve as leader of;


      * e.g., " ... you did a good job of captaining the team "



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    [Verb]  | "captain" 


    1: to be in charge of;


      * e.g., " ... if you do well on this, you'll be asked to captain the next mission "



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    2: to exercise authority or power over;


      * e.g., " ... captained the project for a few days while the boss was out of town "



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    3: to serve as leader of;


      * e.g., " ... you did a good job of captaining the team "



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     [ "To the Captain" ]

    1: A saying invented by Mitchell often used when consuming Captain Morgan to acknowledge "The Captain" Henry Morgan.

      * e.g.,  ... *takes a swig from a bottle of Captain Morgan rum* Then yells "To the Captain" 

     [ "Captain" ]

    1: a word used by 9-gaggers to ask something they don't understand clearly

      * e.g.,  ... op: *posts a gif from a movie* 


     [ "Captain" ]

    2: this so called "Captain" also has to fly away in the end of his/her post

      * e.g.,  ... 9-gagger: from which movie is that gif? 

     [ "The Captain" ]

    1: Insertion of the pointer finger in the anus, inducing climax. Can only be practiced on males.

      * e.g.,  ... A little known fact, due to his debilitation from polio, FDR could only achieve climax through use of the Captain. (too soon?) 

     [ "captain" ]

    1: term of endearment used to show respect

      * e.g.,  ... whats up captain? 

     [ "captained" ]

    1: to add Captain Morgan to something

      * e.g.,  ... Rob: "I just captained my coffee" 

     [ "Captain" ]

    1: The name given to a guy who sleeps with a girl that has the word "ship" in her surname.

      * e.g.,  ... Will slept with shippers last night!! He is now CAPTAIN WILL!! 

     [ "The Captain" ]

    1: - An upstanding term to describe a large bottle of Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum.

      * e.g.,  ... I called up The Captain and said "Please bring me my death in a gallon jug". The captain abliged. 


     [ "The Captain" ]

    2: - A man's penis

     [ "captain" ]

    1: Short for Captain Morgan's Rum

      * e.g.,  ... I drank twenty ounces of Captain tonight and it ended up all over my couch along with the contents of my stomach. 

     [ "The Captain" ]

    1: A ponderous rogue that infuses the masses with the will to drink. Many compare him Captain Hook, but the latter could never live up to these alcoholic expectations.

      * e.g.,  ... "Matt, did you get your captain on?" 

     [ "captain" ]

    1: A rank in many modern militaries that is above a 1st lieutenant and below a major (Army/Marine/Air Force) or above a commander and below a lower rear admiral (Navy/Coast Guard).

      * e.g.,  ... Captain Jones was the head of the platoon. 

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