Definitions for crew

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crew crew

Spelling: [kroo]

IPA: /kru/

Crew is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 17 anagrams from letters in crew (cerw).

Definitions for crew

noun

1. a group of persons involved in a particular kind of work or working together:
2. Nautical. the people who sail or operate a ship or boat. the common sailors of a ship's company. a particular gang of a ship's company.
3. the people who fly or operate an aircraft or spacecraft.
4. the team that rows a racing shell:
5. the sport of racing with racing shells:
6. a company; crowd:
7. any force or band of armed men.
8. the characteristic cry of a rooster.
9. an inarticulate cry of pleasure.

verb

1. a simple past tense of crow2 .

verb (used with object)

1. to serve as a member of a crew on (a ship, aircraft, etc.).
2. to obtain or employ a crew for (a ship, aircraft, etc.).

verb (used without object)

1. to serve as a member of a crew.
2. to utter the characteristic cry of a rooster.
3. to gloat, boast, or exult (often followed by over).
4. to utter an inarticulate cry of pleasure, as an infant does.

Origin of crew

1425-75; late Middle English crewe augmentation, hence reinforcements, body of soldiers Middle French creue, literally, increase, noun use of feminine of Old French creu, past participle of c

Examples for crew

It sent him off in a rage, with all his crew of dissolute followers.

And its crew had fought so hard for a Christmastime miracle that was not to be.

I'm sorry for you an' the crew,' says he, 'an' I wisht I hadn't took the berth.

Others of the crew had scrambled to their feet and ran to help those at the sweeps.

It required all the captain's seamanship, and the efforts of all the crew, to withstand it.

crew members had to cut through the ice on the streets to get shots.

We also knew that once we hit the road, we would be paying our band and crew on a weekly basis.

Carlisle writes that the Air Force would want a crew ratio of 10 to one for each drone orbit during normal everyday operations.

The brokers then scout out potential “crew members” who can earn substantial discounts for working the journey.

The mate with one of the crew came ashore in the boat for help and a doctor.