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crew

UK/kɹuː/ US/kɹʉw/ common informal slang uk us
noun (4) verb (1)

noun

1.

the men who man a ship or aircraft

2.

an organized group of workmen

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3.

an informal body of friends

  • “he still hangs out with the same crowd”
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4.

the team of men manning a racing shell

verb

1.

serve as a crew member on

Origin

From Middle English crue, from Old French creue (“an increase, recruit, military reinforcement”), the feminine past participle of creistre (“grow”), from Latin crescere (“to arise, grow”).

Phrases

  • air crew
  • crew cab
  • crew chief
  • crew cut
  • crew date
  • crew neck
  • crew resource management
  • crew up
  • crew-served weapon
  • Crews Hill

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