crew

Plural: crews

Noun

• the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
• an organized group of workmen
• an informal body of friends
• the team of men manning a racing shell
• A group of people together
• Any company of people; an assemblage; a throng.
• A group of people together
• A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.
• A group of people together
• A group of people working together on a task.
• A group of people together
• The group of workers on a dramatic production who are not part of the cast.
• A group of people together
• A close group of friends.
• A group of people together
• A set of individuals lumped together by the speaker.
• A group of people together
• A group of Rovers.
• A group of people together
• A hip-hop or b-boying group.
• A group of people together
• A rowing team manning a single shell.
• A person in a crew
• A member of the crew of a vessel or plant.
• A person in a crew
• A worker on a dramatic production who is not part of the cast.
• A person in a crew
• A member of a ship's company who is not an officer.
• The sport of competitive rowing.
• A pen for livestock such as chickens or pigs
• The Manx shearwater.

Verb

Verb Forms: crewed, crewing, crews

• To work as a member of a crew, especially on a ship or aircraft.
• serve as a crew member on
• To be a member of a vessel's crew
• To be a member of a work or production crew
• To supply workers or sailors for a crew
• To do the proper work of a sailor
• To take on, recruit (new) crew
• simple past of crow (“make the characteristic sound of a rooster”).

Examples

• I had to CREW my way through a tough game, navigating every letter tile carefully.
• If you need help, please contact a member of the crew.
• It was still dark when the cock crew.
• I’d look out for that whole crew down at Jack’s.
• One crew died in the accident.
• The crewing of the vessel before the crash was deficient.
• The crews competed to cut the most timber.
• The crews for different movies would all come down to the bar at night.
• The film was crewed and directed by students.
• The officers and crew assembled on the deck.
• The ship was crewed by fifty sailors.
• There are a lot of carpenters in the crew!
• There are quarters for three officers and five crew.
• There were three actors and six crew on the set.
• We crewed together on a fishing boat last year.

Synonyms

bunch, crowd, gang, work party, all hands, band, clique, complement, crewer, crewmember, flock, group, lot, member, nautical only: sailor, pack, posse, seaman, ship's company, staff, stagehands, team

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