The difference between Crew and Lot

When used as nouns, crew means any company of people, whereas lot means a large quantity or number.

When used as verbs, crew means to be a member of a vessel's crew, whereas lot means to allot.

check bellow for the other definitions of Crew and Lot

  1. Crew as a noun (obsolete):

    A group of people together Any company of people; an assemblage; a throng. A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft. A group of people working together on a task. The group of workers on a dramatic production who are not part of the cast. A close group of friends. A set of individuals lumped together by the speaker. A group of Rovers. A hip-hop group A rowing team manning a single shell.

    Examples:

    "If you need help, please contact a member of the crew."

    "The crews of the two ships got into a fight."

    "The crews competed to cut the most timber."

    "There are a lot of carpenters in the crew!"

    "The crews for different movies would all come down to the bar at night."

    "I'd look out for that whole crew down at Jack's."

  2. Crew as a noun (plural: crew):

    A person in a crew A member of the crew of a vessel or plant. A worker on a dramatic production who is not part of the cast. A member of a ship's company who is not an officer.

    Examples:

    "One crew died in the accident."

    "There were three actors and six crew on the set."

    "The officers and crew assembled on the deck."

    "There are quarters for three officers and five crew."

  3. Crew as a noun (sports, rowing, US, uncountable):

    The sport of competitive rowing.

  1. Crew as a verb (transitive, _, and, _, intransitive):

    To be a member of a vessel's crew

    Examples:

    "We crewed together on a fishing boat last year."

    "The ship was crewed by fifty sailors."

  2. Crew as a verb:

    To be a member of a work or production crew

    Examples:

    "The film was crewed and directed by students."

  3. Crew as a verb:

    To supply workers or sailors for a crew

  4. Crew as a verb (nautical):

    To do the proper work of a sailor

    Examples:

    "The crewing of the vessel before the crash was deficient."

  5. Crew as a verb (nautical):

    To take on, recruit (new) crew

  1. Crew as a verb (British, archaic):

    To have made the characteristic sound of a rooster.

    Examples:

    "It was still dark when the cock crew."

  1. Crew as a noun (British, dialectal):

    A pen for livestock such as chickens or pigs

  1. Crew as a noun:

    The Manx shearwater.

  1. Lot as a noun:

    A large quantity or number; a great deal.

    Examples:

    "to spend a lot of money; lots of people think so"

  2. Lot as a noun:

    A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.

    Examples:

    "a lot of stationery"

  3. Lot as a noun:

    One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.

  4. Lot as a noun (informal):

    A number of people taken collectively.

    Examples:

    "a sorry lot; a bad lot'"

  5. Lot as a noun:

    A distinct portion or of land, usually smaller than a field.

    Examples:

    "a building lot in a city"

  6. Lot as a noun:

    That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.

  7. Lot as a noun:

    Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.

    Examples:

    "to cast lots; to draw lots'"

  8. Lot as a noun:

    The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.

  9. Lot as a noun:

    A prize in a lottery.

    Examples:

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  10. Lot as a noun:

    Allotment; lottery.

  11. Lot as a noun (definite, '''the lot'''):

    All members of a set; everything.

    Examples:

    "The table was loaded with food, but by evening there was nothing but crumbs; we had eaten the lot."

    "If I were in charge, I'd fire the lot of them."

  12. Lot as a noun:

    An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.

  1. Lot as a verb (transitive, dated):

    To allot; to sort; to apportion.

  2. Lot as a verb (US, informal, dated):

    To count or reckon (on or upon).

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