[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

crew \crew\ krudd,
   imp. of crow.
   1913 webster
see also:
crow 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

crew \crew\ krudd, n. zool.
   the manx shearwater.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

crew \crew\ krudd, 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.
      1913 webster

            there a noble crew
            of lords and ladies stood on every side. --spenser.
      1913 webster

            faithful to whom? to thy rebellious crew? --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. the company of seamen who man a ship, vessel, or at; the
      company belonging to a vessel or a boat.
      1913 webster

   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.
         1913 webster

   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.
        1913 webster
see also:
accrue crescent 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

crow \crow\ kr=o, v. i. imp. crew krudd or crowed
   kr=od; p. p. crowed crown kr=on, obs.; p. pr. 
   vb. n. crowing. as. cr=awan; akin to d. kraijen, g.
   kraumhen, cf. lith. groti to croak. root24. cf. crake.
   1. to make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either
      in joy, gayety, or defiance. "the cock had crown."
      --bayron.
      1913 webster

            the morning cock crew loud.           --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. to shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
      1913 webster

   3. to utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.
      1913 webster

            the sweetest little maid,
            that ever crowed for kisses.          --tennyson.
      1913 webster

   to crow over, to exult over a vanquished antagonist.
      1913 webster

            sennacherib crowing over poor jerusalem. --bp. hall.
      1913 webster
see also:
crew crowed crown crowing crake to crow over 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
     v : serve as a crew member on
see also:
gang work party crowd bunch 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

107 moby thesaurus words for "crew":
   aerial photographer, age group, aggregation, aircrew, aircrewman,
   assembly, avigator, band, battalion, belly gunner, bevy, body,
   bombardier, brigade, bunch, cabal, cadre, camarilla, cast, cell,
   charmed circle, circle, clan, clique, closed circle, cluster,
   cohort, collection, company, complement, congregation, contingent,
   corps, coterie, covey, crew chief, crowd, detachment, detail,
   division, eight, eleven, elite, elite group, employees, faction,
   first string, first team, five, fleet, flight attendant,
   flight crew, force, gang, group, grouping, groupment, gunner, help,
   hired help, hostess, in-group, ingroup, inner circle, junta, junto,
   machine gunner, men, meteorologist, mob, movement, navigator, nine,
   out-group, outfit, pack, party, peer group, personnel, phalanx,
   platoon, posse, regiment, reserves, retinue, ring, rowing crew,
   salon, second string, second team, servantry, set, squad, stable,
   staff, steward, stewardess, string, team, the help, third string,
   tribe, troop, troupe, varsity, we-group, wing

[7] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

crew. those persons who are employed in the navigation of a vessel. 
     2. a vessel to be seaworthy must have a sufficient crew. 1 caines, r. 
32; 1 john. r. 184. 
     3. in general, the master or captain q.v. has the selection of the 
crew. vide muster roll; seaman; ship; shipping articles. 

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