crew

crew
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noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ experienced
▪ inexperienced, novice
▪ emergency, skeleton
▪

During the holiday period, there remains only a skeleton crew of about 20 workers.

▪ aircraft (esp. BrE), airline (esp. AmE), boat, bomber, helicopter, lifeboat, ship's, submarine, tank, train
▪ air, bridge, cabin, deck, flight, ground, maintenance, support
▪ camera, film, movie (esp. AmE), news, production, stage, television, TV
▪ ambulance, fire
▪

Fire crews were called to the scene.

▪ cleaning, clean-up (esp. AmE), construction, demolition, maintenance, repair, rescue, road
▪ wrecking (AmE)
▪ command
▪ gun
▪ pit (esp. AmE)
▪ one-man, two-man, etc.
VERB + CREW
▪ join
▪ lead
▪ assemble
▪ employ (esp. BrE), hire
▪ train
CREW + NOUN
▪ member
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the crew
▪

all the men and women in the crew

PHRASES
▪ cast and crew
▪

The cast and crew of the movie are giving it their all.

▪ a member of the crew
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verb
Crew is used with these nouns as the object: ↑boat

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  • crew n — crew …   English expressions

  • crew — [kruː] noun [countable] TRAVEL TRANSPORT 1. all the people working on a ship or plane: • These planes carry over 300 passengers and crew. 2. all the people working on a ship or plane except the most important officers: • The captai …   Financial and business terms

  • Crew — (kr[udd]), n. [From older accrue accession, reenforcement, hence, company, crew; the first syllable being misunderstood as the indefinite article. See {Accrue}, {Crescent}.] 1. A company of people associated together; an assemblage; a throng.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crew — [kɹuː] (dt. Mannschaft) bezeichnet: die Besatzung eines Transportmittels, siehe Schiffsbesatzung, Fliegendes Personal eine Musikgruppe, siehe Band (Musik) eine Filmcrew, siehe Filmstab eine soziale Gruppe (Clique), siehe Informelle Gruppe einen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • crew — crew1 [kro͞o] n. [ME creue, increase, growth < OFr < pp. of creistre, to grow < L crescere: see CRESCENT] 1. a group of people associating or classed together; company, set, gang, etc. 2. a group of people working together, usually under …   English World dictionary

  • Crew — Sf Besatzung, Team per. Wortschatz fach. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. crew, dieses aus afrz. crue Anwachsen, Zuwachs , dem substantivierten PPrät. von afrz. croître wachsen, sich mehren , aus l. crēscere. Der Bedeutungswandel geht von… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • crew — [1] ► NOUN (treated as sing. or pl. ) 1) a group of people who work on and operate a ship, boat, aircraft, or train. 2) such a group other than the officers. 3) informal, often derogatory a group of people. ► VERB 1) provide with a crew. 2) …   English terms dictionary

  • Crew — (kr[udd]), imp. of {Crow}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crew — (kr[udd]), n. (Zo[ o]l.) The Manx shearwater. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • CREW — [kɹuː] (dt. Mannschaft) bezeichnet: die Besatzung eines Transportmittels, siehe Schiffsbesatzung, Fliegendes Personal eine Musikgruppe, siehe Band (Musik) eine soziale Gruppe (Clique), siehe Informelle Gruppe Die Abkürzung CREW steht für:… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Crew — [kruː] die; , s; Kollekt; eine Gruppe von Personen, die gemeinsam meist in einem Flugzeug arbeiten ≈ Mannschaft <die Crew eines Flugzeugs, eines Schiffes> …   Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache

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