The difference between Crew and Team

When used as nouns, crew means any company of people, whereas team means a set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage.

When used as verbs, crew means to be a member of a vessel's crew, whereas team means to form a group, as for sports or work.

check bellow for the other definitions of Crew and Team

  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. Team as a noun:

    A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage.

  2. Team as a noun:

    Any group of people involved in the same activity, especially sports or work.

    Examples:

    "We need more volunteers for the netball team."

    "The IT manager leads a team of three software developers."

  3. Team as a noun (obsolete):

    A group of animals moving together, especially young ducks.

  4. Team as a noun (UK, legal, obsolete):

    A royalty or privilege granted by royal charter to a lord of a manor, of having, keeping, and judging in his court, his bondmen, neifes, and villains, and their offspring, or suit, that is, goods and chattels, and appurtenances thereto.

  1. Team as a verb (intransitive):

    To form a group, as for sports or work.

    Examples:

    "They teamed to complete the project."

  2. Team as a verb (intransitive, by extension):

    To go together well; to harmonize.

  3. Team as a verb (transitive):

    To convey or haul with a team.

    Examples:

    "to team lumber"

    "rfquotek Thoreau"

  4. Team as a verb (transitive):

    To form together into a team.

    Examples:

    "to team oxen"

  5. Team as a verb (transitive):

    To give work to a gang under a subcontractor.

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