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  1. 1. n. The Manx shearwater. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A company of people associated together; an assemblage; a throng. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. The company of seamen who man a ship, vessel, or at; the company belonging to a vessel or a boat. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. In an extended sense, any small body of men associated for a purpose; a gang; as (Naut.), the carpenter's crew; the boatswain's crew. Source: opted
  5. 5. imp. of Crow Source: opted
  6. 6. imp. of Crow Source: opted
  7. 7. n. the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.) Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. an organized group of workmen Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. an informal body of friends Source: wordnet
  10. 10. n. the team of men or women manning a racing shell Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. serve as a crew member on Source: wordnet
  12. 12. The Manx shearwater. 1. A company of people associated together; an assemblage; a throng. There a noble crew Of lords and ladies stood on every side. Spenser. Faithful to whom to thy rebellious crew Milton. 2. The company of seamen who man a ship, vessel, or at; the company belonging to a vessel or a boat. Note: The word crew, in law, is ordinarily used as equivalent to ship's company, including master and other officers. When the master and other officers are excluded, the context always shows it. Story. Burrill. 3. In an extended sense, any small body of men associated for a purpose; a gang; as (Naut.), the carpenter's crew; the boatswain's crew. Syn. -- Company; band; gang; horde; mob; herd; throng; party. imp. of Crow. Source: webster

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