To act as captain
To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.
An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.
The head boy of a school.
A maître d', a headwaiter.
A chief or leader.
An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
One of the athletes on a sports team who is designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.
A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to a United States Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.
The leader of a group of workers.
To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard.
To be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain habit or leaning.
To kindle; ignite; set on fire; light; inflame; burn.
To look after (e.g. an ill person.)
To contribute to or toward some outcome.
To manage (an anchored vessel) when the tide turns, to prevent it from entangling the cable when swinging.
To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
To wait (upon), as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend.