crew´less

crew´less
crew1 «kroo», noun, verb.
–n.
1. the men needed to work a ship, especially: a) the common sailors of a ship's company. b) a work section of a ship's company: »

a boiler crew.

2. a group of persons manning an aircraft.
3. a group of people working or acting together: »

a crew of loggers, a maintenance crew. A train crew runs a railroad train.

 SYNONYM(S): team.
4. a band or company; gang; crowd: »

The boys on that street are a rough crew.

SYNONYM(S): group, mob.
5. a) the members of a rowing team. b) the sport of rowing as a crew: »

He went out for crew in his sophomore year at college.

6. Obsolete. a reinforcement of soldiers.
–v.t.
1. to staff (a ship) with a crew: »

Arrangements had been made for the crewing of the ship to ensure this (London Times).

2. to operate (a ship) as if with a crew: »

The schooner was crewed by a retired sailor.

–v.i.
to act as a crewman; work with a crew.
╂[< Old French creüe increase; recruit < creistre grow < Latin crēscere; see etym. under crescent (Cf. ↑crescent)]
–crew´less, adjective.
crew2 «kroo», verb.
crowed; a past tense of crow1.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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