lead vs captain

captain vs lead

lead and captain both are nouns.

lead and captain both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lead	Yes	No	Yes	No
captain	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, captain is a hyponym of lead; that is, captain is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lead:

lead: be in charge of
captain: be the captain of a sports team

Other hyponyms of lead include chair, chairman, spearhead, take charge, take control, take hold.

lead (noun)	captain (noun)
the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge	a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead')	the pilot in charge of an airship
a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire	the naval officer in command of a military ship
thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing	an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal	a policeman in charge of a precinct
the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine	an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
an advantage held by a competitor in a race	the leader of a group of people
evidence pointing to a possible solution
a news story of major importance
the introductory section of a story
an indication of potential opportunity
(baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
an actor who plays a principal role
(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey

lead (verb)	captain (verb)
cause to undertake a certain action	be the captain of a sports team
preside over
lead, as in the performance of a composition
travel in front of; go in advance of others
take somebody somewhere
move ahead (of others) in time or space
be in charge of
be conducive to
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
be ahead of others; be the first
cause something to pass or lead somewhere
lead, extend, or afford access
produce as a result or residue
tend to or result in

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