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.

Source : WordNet®

man
     n 1: an adult male person (as opposed to a woman); "there were
          two women and six men on the bus" [syn: {adult male}]
          [ant: {woman}]
     2: someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a
        military force; "two men stood sentry duty" [syn: {serviceman},
         {military man}, {military personnel}] [ant: {civilian}]
     3: the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it
        was every man for himself"
     4: all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a
        lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind'
        seemed to slight the women" [syn: {world}, {human race}, {humanity},
         {humankind}, {human beings}, {humans}, {mankind}]
     5: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae [syn: {homo},
         {human being}, {human}]
     6: a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the
        building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"
     7: an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and
        courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you"
     8: a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover
        or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; "she
        takes good care of her man" [ant: {woman}]
     9: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his
        employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: {valet},
         {valet de chambre}, {gentleman}, {gentleman's gentleman}]
     10: one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea [syn: {Isle of Man}]
     11: game equipment consisting of an object used in playing
         certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on
         the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a
         strategic advantage" [syn: {piece}]
     [also: {manning}, {manned}, {men} (pl)]

man
     v 1: take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place;
          "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
     2: provide with men; "We cannot man all the desks"
     [also: {manning}, {manned}, {men} (pl)]

manning
     See {man}