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crew
  • (noun)
    1. A group of people manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat or airplane
      If you need help, please contact a member of the crew.
      The crews of the two ships got into a fight.
    2. A member of the crew of a vessel or plant
      One crew died in the accident.
    3. A member of a ship's company who is not an officer
      The officers and crew assembled on the deck.
      ''There are quarters for three officers and five crew.
    4. The group of workers on a dramatic production who are not part of the cast
      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 worker on a dramatic production who is not part of the cast
      There were three actors and six crew on the set.
    6. A group of people working together on a task
      The crews competed to cut the most timber.
    7. A close group of friends
      I'd look out for that whole crew down at Jack's.
    8. A set of individuals lumped together by the speaker
      • A hip-hop group
        • The sport of competitive rowing
          • A rowing team manning a single shell
          • (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
              • To do the proper work of a sailor
                The crewing of the vessel before the crash was deficient.
              • To take on (new) crew

              • (verb)
                1. Simple past tense and past participle of crow To have made the characteristic sound of a rooster.
                  It was still dark when the cock crew.

              • (noun)
                1. A pen for livestock such as chickens or pigs