crew

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[ kroo ]
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noun
  1. a group of persons involved in a particular kind of work or working together: the crew of a train; a wrecking crew.

  2. Nautical.

    • the people who sail or operate a ship or boat.

    • the common sailors of a ship's company.

    • a particular gang of a ship's company.

  1. the people who fly or operate an aircraft or spacecraft.

  2. the team that rows a racing shell: varsity crew.

  3. the sport of racing with racing shells: He went out for crew in his freshman year.

  4. a company; crowd: He and his crew of friends filled the room.

  5. any force or band of armed men.

verb (used with object)
  1. to serve as a member of a crew on (a ship, aircraft, etc.).

  2. to obtain or employ a crew for (a ship, aircraft, etc.).

verb (used without object)
  1. to serve as a member of a crew.

Origin of crew

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1425–75; late Middle English crewe augmentation, hence reinforcements, body of soldiers <Middle French creue, literally, increase, noun use of feminine of Old French creu, past participle of creistre to grow <Latin crēscere;see crescent

Grammar notes for crew

Other words from crew

  • crewless, adjective

Words Nearby crew

Other definitions for crew (2 of 2)

crew2
[ kroo ]

verb
  1. a simple past tense of crow2.

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British Dictionary definitions for crew (1 of 2)

crew1

/ (kruː) /


noun(sometimes functioning as plural)
  1. the men who man a ship, boat, aircraft, etc

  2. nautical a group of people assigned to a particular job or type of work

  1. informal a gang, company, or crowd

verb
  1. to serve on (a ship) as a member of the crew

Origin of crew

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C15 crue (military) reinforcement, from Old French creue augmentation, from Old French creistre to increase, from Latin crescere

British Dictionary definitions for crew (2 of 2)

crew2

/ (kruː) /


verb
  1. a past tense of crow 2

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