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Meaning
Noun
●
In Nautical:
The
master
of a ship.
●
A
coach
,
director
, or other leader.
●
In Sports:
The
captain
of a
sports
team such as
football
,
cricket
,
rugby
or curling.
●
Agent
noun
of
skip
: one who
skip
s.
●
A person who
skips
, or
fails
to
attend
class.
●
In Sports:
One who
jumps
rope.
●
Any of various
butterflies
of the
families
Hesperiidae and its
subfamily
Megathyminae, having a
hairy
mothlike
body,
hooked
tips
on the
antennae
, and a
darting
flight
pattern.
●
In Beloniform fish:
Any of several
marine
fishes
that often
leap
above water
, especially Cololabis saira (Pacific
saury
) and Sprattus sprattus (European sprat).
●
A
young
,
thoughtless
person.
●
In Tephritoid flies:
The
cheese
maggot
, the
larva
of a
cheese fly
(family Piophilidae), which
leaps
to
escape
predators.
●
A
barn
or
shed
in which to
shelter
for the night.
Verb
●
To
captain
a
ship
or a
sports
team.
●
To take
shelter
in a
barn
or shed.
Name
●
A surname.
●
A
male
given name.
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Rhymes
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