crew
About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.
About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.1crew
\ˈkrü\2crew
noun \ˈkrü\Definition of CREW
1
archaic : a band or force of armed men
2
a : a group of people associated together in a common activity or by common traits or interests b : gang 1b(2)
3
a : a company of people working on one job or under one foreman or operating a machine b : the whole company belonging to a ship sometimes including the officers and master; also : one who assists the skipper of a sailboat c : the persons who have duties on an aircraft in flight d : the rowers and coxswain of a racing shell; also : rowing
— crew·less \-ləs\ adjective
See Examples of CREW
- a skilled member of a ship's crew
- the flight's passengers and crew
- the ship's captain and crew
- A construction crew will begin work on the house next week.
Origin of CREW
Middle English crue, from Middle French, reinforcement, literally, increase, from crue, feminine past participle of croistre to grow, from Latin crescere — more at crescent
First Known Use: 15th century
Rhymes with CREW
blue, boo, brew, chew, clew, clue, coo, coup, cue, dew, do, doux, due, ewe, few, flu, flue, fou, glue, gnu, goo, hew, hue, Jew, Koo, lieu, loo, mew, moo, moue, mu, new, nu, ooh, pew, phew, pooh, q, queue, roux, rue, screw, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skew, slew, slough, slue, smew, sou, sous, spew, sprue, stew, strew, sue, Sue, thew, through, to, too, true, two, u, view, whew, who, woo, xu, yew, you, zoo
3crew
verbDefinition of CREW
intransitive verb
: to act as a member of a crew
transitive verb
: to serve as a crew member on (as a ship or aircraft)
Examples of CREW
- She spent a couple of years crewing on a British ship.
- The ship was crewed by 12 men.
First Known Use of CREW
1935
Learn More About CREW
Browse
Next Word in the Dictionary: crew chief
Previous Word in the Dictionary: creviced
All Words Near: crew
Previous Word in the Dictionary: creviced
All Words Near: crew
Seen & Heard 
What made you want to look up crew? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
