crew
♦ crew /kr'uː/ (crews crewing crewed)
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The crew of a ship, an aircraft, or a spacecraft is the people who work on and operate it.
The mission for the crew of the space shuttle Endeavour is essentially over...
The surviving crew members were ferried ashore.
2 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
A crew is a group of people with special technical skills who work together on a task or project.
...a two-man film crew making a documentary...
3 [VERB] V, V n, V-ed
If you crew a boat, you work on it as part of the crew.
She was already a keen and experienced sailor, having crewed in both Merlin and Grayling...
There were to be five teams of three crewing the boat.
...a fully crewed yacht.
4 [N-SING-COLL] oft N of n
You can use crew to refer to a group of people you disapprove of. (INFORMAL)
This crew of killers and life-wreckers are headed by the mad but cunning Nino Brown.
= bunch, gangcab|in crew (cabin crews)
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The cabin crew on an aircraft are the people whose job is to look after the passengers.crew cut (crew cuts)
also crewcut
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A crew cut is a man's hairstyle in which his hair is cut very short.crew neck (crew necks)
in AM, use crewneck
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A crew neck or a crew neck sweater is a sweater with a round neck.ground crew (ground crews)
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At an airport, the people who look after the planes when they are on the ground are called the ground crew.
The airport ground crew tried to dissuade the pilot from taking off.
1 [N-COUNT-COLL]
The crew of a ship, an aircraft, or a spacecraft is the people who work on and operate it.
The mission for the crew of the space shuttle Endeavour is essentially over...
The surviving crew members were ferried ashore.
2 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
A crew is a group of people with special technical skills who work together on a task or project.
...a two-man film crew making a documentary...
3 [VERB] V, V n, V-ed
If you crew a boat, you work on it as part of the crew.
She was already a keen and experienced sailor, having crewed in both Merlin and Grayling...
There were to be five teams of three crewing the boat.
...a fully crewed yacht.
4 [N-SING-COLL] oft N of n
You can use crew to refer to a group of people you disapprove of. (INFORMAL)
This crew of killers and life-wreckers are headed by the mad but cunning Nino Brown.
= bunch, gangcab|in crew (cabin crews)
[N-COUNT-COLL]
The cabin crew on an aircraft are the people whose job is to look after the passengers.crew cut (crew cuts)
also crewcut
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A crew cut is a man's hairstyle in which his hair is cut very short.crew neck (crew necks)
in AM, use crewneck
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A crew neck or a crew neck sweater is a sweater with a round neck.ground crew (ground crews)
[N-COUNT-COLL]
At an airport, the people who look after the planes when they are on the ground are called the ground crew.
The airport ground crew tried to dissuade the pilot from taking off.