Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Man \Man\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Manned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Manning}.]
   1. To supply with men; to furnish with a sufficient force or
      complement of men, as for management, service, defense, or
      the like; to guard; as, to man a ship, boat, or fort.

            See how the surly Warwick mans the wall ! --Shak.

            They man their boats, and all their young men arm.
                                                  --Waller.

   2. To furnish with strength for action; to prepare for
      efficiency; to fortify. ``Theodosius having manned his
      soul with proper reflections.'' --Addison.

   3. To tame, as a hawk. [R.] --Shak.

   4. To furnish with a servants. [Obs.] --Shak.

   5. To wait on as a manservant. [Obs.] --Shak.

   Note: In ``Othello,'' V. ii. 270, the meaning is uncertain,
         being, perhaps: To point, to aim, or to manage.

   {To man a yard} (Naut.), to send men upon a yard, as for
      furling or reefing a sail.

   {To man the yards} (Naut.), to station men on the yards as a
      salute or mark of respect.