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Crew - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Crew : (noun)
1: the men who man a ship or aircraft
2: an organized group of workmen [syn: gang, work party]
3: an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the
same crowd" [syn: crowd, gang, bunch]
4: the team of men manning a racing shell
(verb)
1: serve as a crew member on
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Crew : \Crew\ (kr?), n. (Zo["o]l.)
The Manx shearwater.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Crew : \Crew\ (kr?), n. [Based on older accrue accession,
re?n?orcement, hence, company, crew; the first syllable being
misunderstood as the indefinite article. See Accrue,
Crescent.]
1. A company of people associated together; an assemblage; a
throng.
There a noble crew Of lords and ladies stood on
every side. --Spenser.
Faithful to whom? to thy rebellious crew? --Milton.
2. The company of seamen who man a ship, vessel, or at; the
company belonging to a vessel or a boat.
Note: The word crew, in law, is ordinarily used as equivalent
to ship's company, including master and other officers.
When the master and other officers are excluded, the
context always shows it. --Story. Burrill.
3. In an extended sense, any small body of men associated for
a purpose; a gang; as (Naut.), the carpenter's crew; the
boatswain's crew.
Syn: Company; band; gang; horde; mob; herd; throng; party.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Crew : \Crew\ (kr?),
imp. of Crow.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Crow \Crow\ (kr?), v. i. [imp. Crew (kr?) or Crowed (kr?d);
Crowed_({Crown">p. p. Crowed ({Crown (kr?n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.
Crowing.] [AS. cr?wan; akin to D. kraijen, G. kr?hen, cf.
Lith. groti to croak. [root]24. Cf. Crake.]
1. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either
in joy, gayety, or defiance. ``The cock had crown.''
--Bayron.
The morning cockCrew : loud. --Shak.
2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
3. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.
The sweetest little maid, That ever crowed for
kisses. --Tennyson.
To crow over, to exult over a vanquished antagonist.
Sennacherib crowing over poor Jerusalem. --Bp. Hall.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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CREW. Those persons who are employed in the navigation of a vessel.
2. A vessel to be seaworthy must have a sufficient crew. 1 Caines, R.
32; 1 John. R. 184.
3. In general, the master or captain (q.v.) has the selection of the
crew. Vide Muster roll; Seaman; Ship; Shipping articles.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Crew |
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GuruGooroo: RT @SpaceFellowship: Expedition 22 Crew Launches Based on Kazakhstan http://su.pr/2JFdi5 |
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NWAirAmbulance: Sun 20th Dec 13:00 to Cartmel to assist the land Crew dealing with a female with back pain taken to Barrow by land |
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DuplicateDreamz: My Crew run this city you ain gotta ask us, and im like fuck fame ive been living life lavish---Me (forever remix) |
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