Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Crew \Crew\ (kr?), n. (Zo["o]l.)
   The Manx shearwater.

Crew \Crew\ (kr?), n. [From older accrue accession,
   re?n?orcement, 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.

            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.

Crew \Crew\ (kr?),
   imp. of {Crow}.

Crow \Crow\ (kr?), v. i. [imp. {Crew} (kr?) or {Crowed} (kr?d);
   p. p. {Crowed} ({Crown} (kr?n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Crowing}.] [AS. cr?wan; akin to D. kraijen, G. kr?hen, cf.
   Lith. groti to croak. [root]24. Cf. {Crake}.]
   1. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either
      in joy, gayety, or defiance. ``The cock had crown.''
      --Bayron.

            The morning cock crew loud.           --Shak.

   2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.

   3. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.

            The sweetest little maid, That ever crowed for
            kisses.                               --Tennyson.

   {To crow over}, to exult over a vanquished antagonist.

            Sennacherib crowing over poor Jerusalem. --Bp. Hall.

Source : WordNet®

crew
     v : serve as a crew member on

crew
     n 1: the men who man a ship or aircraft
     2: an organized group of workmen [syn: {gang}, {work party}]
     3: an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the
        same crowd" [syn: {crowd}, {gang}, {bunch}]
     4: the team of men manning a racing shell