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 cr  scere; see ker-2 in Indo-European roots.]crew  man n.crew per son n.crew woman n. |
| crew 2 (kr) v. Chiefly British A past tense of crow2. |
crew 1
Noun
1. the people who man a ship or aircraft
2. a group of people working together: a film crew
3. Informal any group of people
Verb
to serve as a crew member on a ship or boat [Middle English crue reinforcement, from Latin crescere to increase]
crew 2
Verb
Archaic a past 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.
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| Noun | 1. |  crew - 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 merchant marine - the crew of a merchant vessel crew member, crewman - a member of a flight crew submariner - a member of the crew of a submarine |
| 2. |  crew - 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" 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 | |
| Verb | 1. | crew - serve as a crew member on man - provide with workers; "We cannot man all the desks"; "Students were manning the booths" |
crew
Translations
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、飛機等交通工具上的)全體乘務員 команда, екіпаж جهاز كا عملہ thủy thủ đoàn; phi đội （船、飞机等交通工具上的）全体乘务员
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 패 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 一伙人
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 승무원으로 일하다 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...作乘務員 бути членом команди عملہ کے ممبر کے طور پر کام کرنا là thành viên của 为...作乘务员
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 짧게 깎는 남자 머리 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 平头
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