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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be in charge, control |
| Synonyms: | administer, advocate, boss, call the shots, call upon, captain, care for, carry on, command, concert, conduct, counsel, designate, direct, disburse, dominate, engage in, engineer, execute, govern, guide, handle, head, hold down, influence, instruct, maintain, manipulate, minister, officiate, operate, oversee, pilot, ply, preside, regulate, request, rule, run, run the show, steer, superintend, supervise, take care of, take over, take the helm, train, use, watch, watch over, wield |
| Antonyms: | bumble, mismanage |
| Main Entry: | master |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in charge, female or male |
| Synonyms: | administrator, boss, captain, chief, chieftain, commandant, commander, commanding officer, conqueror, controller, director, employer, general, governor, guide, guru, head, head person, instructor, judge, lord, manager, matriarch, overlord, overseer, owner, patriarch, pedagogue, preceptor, principal, pro, ruler, schoolmaster/ mistress, skipper, slave driver, spiritual leader, superintendent, supervisor, swami, taskmaster, teacher, top dog, tutor, wheel |
| Antonyms: | servant |
| Main Entry: | navigate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guide along route, often over water |
| Synonyms: | captain*, cross, cruise, direct, drive, handle, head out for, helm, journey, lay the course, maneuver, operate, pilot, plan, plot, ride out, sail, skipper, steer, voyage |
| Antonyms: | get lost |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | officer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in law enforcement |
| Synonyms: | arm*, badge, black and white, captain, centurion, cop, deputy, detective, flatfoot, mounty, noncom, police, police officer, sergeant, sheriff |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | oversee |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manage, supervise |
| Synonyms: | baby-sit, be in driver's seat, boss, call the shots, captain, chaperon, command, eye*, herd, inspect, keep one's eye on, look after, overlook, quarterback, ride herd on, run the show, shepherd, sit on top of, skipper, superintend, survey, watch |
| Notes: | overlook (verb) means to look past or fail to notice, while oversee (verb) means to watch and direct |
| Antonyms: | follow, obey |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pilot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who guides aircraft, ship, or other vehicle |
| Synonyms: | ace*, aerialist, aeronaut, aviator, bellwether, captain, conductor, coxswain, dean, director, doyen/doyenne, eagle, flier, flyer, guide, helmsperson, jockey, lead, leader, navigator, one at the controls, one at the wheel, scout*, steerer, steersperson, wheelperson |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ringleader |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leader |
| Synonyms: | agitator, boss, brains, captain, chief, chieftain, commander, general, head, head honcho, inciter, instigator, mastermind, orchestrator, president, ruler, skipper, spokesperson, troublemaker |
| Main Entry: | sail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | travel through water, air; glide |
| Synonyms: | boat, captain, cast anchor, cast off, cross, cruise, dart, drift, embark, flit, float, fly, get under way, leave, make headway, motor, move, navigate, pilot, put to sea, reach, run, scud, set sail, shoot, skim, skipper, skirr, soar, steer, sweep, tack, voyage, weigh anchor, wing |
| Main Entry: | steer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guide, direct on a course |
| Synonyms: | be in the driver's seat, beacon, captain, conduct, control, drive, escort, govern, head for, helm, herd, lead, pilot, point, route, run, run things, see, shepherd, show, skipper, take over, take the helm, take the reins |
| Notes: | castrated male cows raised for beef are steers, castrated males raised as draft animals are oxen |
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