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crew

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crew 1  (kr)
n.
1.
a. A group of people working together; a gang: a crew of stagehands.
b. A group of people gathered together temporarily; a crowd.
2.
a. All personnel operating or serving aboard a ship.
b. All of a ship's personnel except the officers.
c. All personnel operating or serving aboard an aircraft in flight.
3. Sports
a. A team of rowers, as of a racing shell.
b. The sport of rowing.
v. crewed, crew·ing, crews
v.intr.
To serve as a member of a crew: crewed on a sloop.
v.tr.
To serve as a crew member on: The space station will be crewed by a team of eight people.

[Middle English creue, military reinforcement, from Old French, increase, from feminine past participle of creistre, to grow, from Latin crscere; see ker-2 in Indo-European roots.]

crewman n.
crewperson n.
crewwoman n.

crew 2  (kr)
v. Chiefly British
A past tense of crow2.

crew1
n (sometimes functioning as plural)
1. the men who man a ship, boat, aircraft, etc.
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a group of people assigned to a particular job or type of work
3. Informal a gang, company, or crowd
vb
(Transport / Nautical Terms) to serve on (a ship) as a member of the crew
[C15 crue (military) reinforcement, from Old French creue augmentation, from Old French creistre to increase, from Latin crescere]

crew2
vb
a past tense of crow2

Crew a company, squad, gang, or complement, 1694; a body of soldiers, 1455.
Examples: crew of airmen; atoms, 1674; of banditti, 1768; of critics; of foxes, 1607; of gipsies, 1832; courtly crew of gentle-women, 1579; crew of jobbers and promoters, 1884; of painters, 1581; of pirates, 1608; of sailors, 1694; of soldiers, 1455.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.crewcrew - the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"
ship's company, company - crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship
air crew, aircrew - the crew of an aircraft
merchant marine - the crew of a merchant vessel
co-pilot, copilot - a relief pilot on an airplane
crew member, crewman - a member of a flight crew
submariner - a member of the crew of a submarine
2.crewcrew - an organized group of workmen        
social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"
manpower, men, work force, workforce, hands - the force of workers available
shift - a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
detail - a crew of workers selected for a particular task; "a detail was sent to remove the fallen trees"
chain gang - a gang of convicts chained together
ground crew, ground-service crew - the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground
road gang - a gang of road workers
section gang - a work crew assigned to a section of a railroad
stage crew - crew of workers who move scenery or handle properties in a theatrical production
crewman - a member of a work crew
3.crew - an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"
assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
4.crew - the team of men manning a racing shell
team, squad - a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
Verb1.crew - serve as a crew member on
man - provide with workers; "We cannot man all the desks"; "Students were manning the booths"

crew
noun
1. (ship's) company, hands, (ship's) complement These vessels carry small crews of around twenty men.
2. team, company, party, squad, gang, corps, working party, posse a two-man film crew making a documentary
3. (Informal) crowd, set, lot, bunch (informal), band, troop, pack, camp, gang, mob, herd, swarm, company, horde, posse (informal), assemblage a motley crew of college friends
Translations
crew1 [kruː]
A. N
1. (Aer, Naut) → tripulación f (Navy) → dotación f; (excluding officers) → marineros mpl rasos
three crew were drownedperecieron ahogados tres tripulantes
2. (Cine, Rowing) (gen) (= team) → equipo m
3. (= gang) → pandilla f, banda f
they looked a sorry crewdaba lástima verlos
B. VI to crew for sbhacer de tripulación para algn
C. VTtripular
D. CPD crew cut Npelado m al rape

crew [ˈkruː] n
[ship, plane] → équipage m
(also film crew) → équipe f, équipe f de tournage
(= gang) → bande f
crew cut n
to have a crew cut → avoir les cheveux en brosse

crew:
crew cut
crew member
crew neck
nrunder Halsausschnitt; (also crew-neck pullover or sweater)Pullover mmit rundem Halsausschnitt

crew1
n
Mannschaft f; (also Sport) → Crew f; (including officers: of ship also, of plane, tank) → Besatzung f, → Crew f; 50 passengers and 20 crew50 Passagiere und 20 Mann Besatzung; the ground crew (Aviat) → das Bodenpersonal; is Mary your crew?macht Mary Vorschotmann?
(Brit inf: = gang) → Bande f; they were a motley crewsie waren ein bunt zusammengewürfelter Haufen (inf)
vi to crew for somebodybei jdm den Vorschotmann machen
vt yachtdie Mannschaft or Crew sein von

crew1 [kruː]
1. n (Naut, Aer) → equipaggio (Rowing) (team) → squadra (Cine) → troupe f inv; (gang) → banda, compagnia
2. vi (Sailing) to crew for sbfar parte dell'equipaggio di qn

crew1 [kruː]
1. n (Naut, Aer) → equipaggio (Rowing) (team) → squadra (Cine) → troupe f inv; (gang) → banda, compagnia
2. vi (Sailing) to crew for sbfar parte dell'equipaggio di qn

crew crow
crew1
n crew [kruː]
1 the group of people who work or operate a ship, aeroplane, bus etc. bemanning ملاحو السَّفينة او الطائره екипаж posádka besætning; mandskab die Besatzung πλήρωμα tripulación meeskond خدمه miehistö équipage צֶווֶת नाविकगण posada legénység, személyzet awak áhöfn equipaggio 乗組員 승무원 įgula, ekipažas, komanda, grupė, brigada (kuģa u.tml.) komanda/apkalpe; brigāde kakitangan bemanning besetning, mannskap załoga tripulação echi­­paj команда; экипаж posádka posadka posada besättning ลูกเรือ tayfa, mürettebat (船、飛機上的)全體乘務人員,機組人員 команда, екіпаж جهاز كا عمل‍ہ thủy thủ đoàn; phi đội
2 used jokingly, a group of people What an odd crew! kliek, groep, طاقم! (للمزاح) бригада banda slæng; flok die Bande τσούρμο pandilla, equipo kamp دار و دسته poppoo équipe צֶווֶת मजाक में उपयोग लोगों का एक समूह škvadra, ekipa banda kelompok hópur gruppo, banda 連中 일당, 패거리 šutvė bars krew gezelschap gjeng, skokk, bande ekipa, zgraja malta gaşcă компания banda truma skupina gäng กลุ่มคน güruh, kalabalık 一伙人 команда لوگوں کا گروپ bọn; đám
v
(usually withfor) to act as a crew member (for someone). bemanningslid, spanlid يكون عُضوا في طاقم участвам в екипаж být členem posádky gøre tjeneste; bemande einspringen λειτουργώ ως μέλος του πληρώματος tripular meeskonda kuuluma خدمت کردن kuulua miehistöön faire partie de l'équipe (de) לַעֲבוֹד כְּאיש צֶווֶת चालक दल की तरह काम करना biti kompanjon a személyzethez tartozik menjadi awak vera í áhöfn fare parte del gruppo 乗組員としてゆく 승무원이 되다 būti įgulos nariu būt par komandas locekli (uz kuģa u.tml.) menyertai deel uitmaken van de bemanning gjøre tjeneste om bord być członkiem załogi tripular a face parte dintr-un echi­paj взаимозаменять byť členom posádky biti član posadke biti član posade jobba i ngns lag (gäng, manskap) เป็นลูกมือ tayfalık yapmak, tayfa olmak 為...擔任乘務人員 бути членом команди عمل‍ہ ک‍ے ممبر ک‍ے طور پر کام کرنا là thành viên của ...
n crewcut
a very short hairstyle. borselkop قَصّة شَعْر قَصيرَة جِداً ниско подстригана коса krátký střih (na ježka) karseklip; plyshår der Bürstenhaarschnitt στρατιωτικό κούρεμα corte de pelo al cepillo siilisoeng موی بسیار کوتاه مردانه siilitukka cheveux en brosse תִּספּוֹרֶת קְצָרָה बाल काटने की एक शैली kratko podšišana kosa kefehaj potong rambut pendek burstaklipping taglio a spazzola 角刈り 상고머리 ežiukas ezītis (matu griezums) potongan rambut pendek zeer kortgeknipt haar børstehår fryzura na jeża à escovinha tun­soare scurtă стрижка ёжик vlasy na ježka lasje na krtačo kratko podšišana kosa snagg ทรงผมของผู้ชายที่สั้นมาก alabros tıraş 平頭 стрижка їжаком بهت هى چهوٹ‍ے بالوں کا فيشن kiểu tóc ngắn

crew طاقم posádka besætning Besatzung πλήρωμα tripulación miehistö équipage posada equipaggio 乗組員 승무원 bemanning mannskap załoga tripulação команда besättning ลูกเรือ tayfa thuỷ thủ đoàn 全体人员


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the Bellman cried, As he landed his crew with care; Supporting each man on the top of the tide By a finger entwined in his hair.
THE Gallant Crew at a life-saving station were about to launch their life-boat for a spin along the coast when they discovered, but a little distance away, a capsized vessel with a dozen men clinging to her keel.
- The Partners and Clerks - Canadian Voyageurs, Their Habits, Employments, Dress, Character, Songs- Expedition of a Canadian Boat and Its Crew by Land and Water.
 
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