crew

Meaning

1. To be a member of a vessel's crew
2. To be a member of a work or production crew
3. To supply workers or sailors for a crew
4. To do the proper work of a sailor
5. To take on, recruit (new) crew

team

gang

work party

anulus

ship’s company

bunch gang

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɹuː/

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”). Doublet of creature, crescent, croissant, recreation, and recruit.

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crow

1. A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
2. Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.
3. A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
4. (slang) Someone who keeps watch while their associates commit a crime; a lookout.
5. A gangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships.
6. The mesentery of an animal.
7. An ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; a harpy.
8. (slang) A black person.
9. (slang) The emblem of an eagle, a sign of military rank.