crew

UK /kɹuː/ US /kɹu/
noun 8verb 5name 5

Definitions

noun

1

A group of people together

There a noble crew / Of Lordes and Ladies stood on every side.

Faithful to whom? to thy rebellious crew?

2

A group of people together

If you need help, please contact a member of the crew.

He saw now clearly that the sole crew of the vessel was these two dead men, and though he could not see their faces, he saw by their outstretched hands, which were all of ragged flesh, that they had been subjected to some strange exceptional process of decay.

3

A group of people together

The crews competed to cut the most timber.

4

A group of people together

There are a lot of carpenters in the crew!

The crews for different movies would all come down to the bar at night.

5

A group of people together

I’d look out for that whole crew down at Jack’s.

verb

1

To be a member of a vessel's crew

We crewed together on a fishing boat last year.

The ship was crewed by fifty sailors.

2

To be a member of a work or production crew

The film was crewed and directed by students.

3

To supply workers or sailors for a crew

The seafood companies crewed huge trawlers with new fishermen, many of whom were fish-plant workers, since much of the work on board a modern trawler is fish processing.

Steele crewed the boat with men from his own regiment and volunteers from John Wood's detachment.

4

To do the proper work of a sailor

The crewing of the vessel before the crash was deficient.

5

To take on, recruit (new) crew

The two ships will be crewing in the latter half of September.

noun

1

A pen for livestock such as chickens or pigs

Between the shippon and the pig-crew, with the wind blowing over from the vegetable ground.

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