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manned |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: manned adj : having a crew; "a manned earth satellite was considered a necessary research step" [ant: {unmanned}]
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