Real-life examples: Boats are operated by a crew of sailors, airplanes are operated by pilots and the rest of the flight crew, and spacecraft are operated by a crew of astronauts. A building might be destroyed by a wrecking crew. A dance crew performs in front of people. Race cars are fixed by pit crews.
Used in a sentence: The boat was attacked by Captain Kidd and his crew of pirates.

In this same sense, crew is used as a verb to mean to be a member of a crew.\n

Used in a sentence: I have crewed over a dozen boats since I became a sailor.

Crew can also be generally used to mean any group or crowd of people.\n

Used in a sentence: I bought drinks for Jayden and his crew of friends.

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