Manning

verb

Word Frequency: 2.7

Definitions

1.verbTo supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex).

"The ship was manned with a small crew."

2.verbTo take up position in order to operate (something).

"Man the machine guns!"

3.verb(possibly obsolete) To brace (oneself), to fortify or steel (oneself) in a manly way. (Compare man up.)

4.verbTo wait on, attend to or escort.

5.verbTo accustom (a raptor or other type of bird) to the presence of people.

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