to crew
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5.1
- verb
- /kruː/
:
formar parte de la tripulación
- The team needed volunteers to crew the research vessel on its next expedition.
Examples
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It'll take all of us to crew the Black Pearl!
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You know I thought at first I was probably gonna be a burden to crew and everyone here, but they're actually putting me to work.
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Need somebody to crew for me, bring him back down.
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Now, big concern for me, at least, we crew up.
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I need you guys to crew in the movie I'm gonna make.
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Although we'll obviously have to crew up from scratch next time.
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Joe, you ever crewed before?
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They used to crew on my oyster boat.
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And we are crewing up to keep the Cold War from turning hot, and Cevoli here tells me this is the best place to do so.
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Your uncle, Doug, he's crewing up for a job upstate.
Synonyms
62
3.0
To go on a large boat to travel or work as crew
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.0
A group of people who fly and work on a military plane that drops bombs
A rounded close fitting neckline that sits at the base of the neck, often on sweaters and T-shirts
- Specialized
A team of mechanics who check, fix, and refuel aircraft on the ground
How Involved
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5.1
- Informal
486
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word crew is also used as a verb and comes from the noun; to 'crew' a ship or boat means 'to serve as a member of a crew'. So to crew a vessel is to work on it as part of the team.