(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
You can use ~ to refer to the captain of a ship or boat.
...the ~ of an English fishing boat...
Gunfire, ~!
= captain
N-COUNT; N-VOC
2.
You can use ~ to refer to the captain of a sports team.
The England ~ is confident.
= captain
N-COUNT: usu supp N
3.
To ~ a team or a boat means to be the captain of it.
He ~ed the second Rugby XV...
= captain
VERB: V n