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captain's try

captain's try noun: a try scored by a captain when their team is in need of inspiration.

Noun

captain's try (plural captain's tries)

  1. A try scored by a captain when their team is in need of inspiration.
    • The reigning world sevens champions were heading out of the tournament trailing 10-5 in the dying seconds of the quarter-final clash before a captain's try from Karl Te Nana brought them level at 10-10 and took the game to sudden death.2003 Aussies crash out of Rugby Sevens ABC News, 5 December 2003. Accessed 8 June 2019.
    • A late surge by the NSW Waratahs, sparked by a captain's try from Dave Dennis, carried them to a 33-17 victory over the defending champions Waikato Chiefs in their Super Rugby clash on Saturday.2014 Waratahs stay top in Australian division after win over Waikato Chiefs South China Morning Post, 1 June 2014. Accessed 8 June 2019.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see captain, -'s, try.

Forms of captain's try

pluralcaptain's tries

Questions about captain's try

What does captain's try mean?
Captain's try means a try scored by a captain when their team is in need of inspiration.
What part of speech is captain's try?
Captain's try is a noun.
What is the plural of captain's try?
The plural of captain's try is captain's tries.

Words near captain's try in the dictionary

  1. captain's picks
  2. captain's run
  3. captain's servant
  4. captain's table
  5. captain's tries
  6. captain's try
  7. captain's walk
  8. captain-lieutenant
  9. captaincies
  10. captaincy
  11. captaine

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