verb🔗ShareTo supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex)."The ship was manned with a small crew."jobactionservicenauticalmilitarytechnicalworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo take up position in order to operate (something)."Man the machine guns!"jobactionmilitarynauticaltechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(possibly obsolete) To brace (oneself), to fortify or steel (oneself) in a manly way. (Compare man up.)"Manning himself before the presentation, he took a deep breath and walked onstage. "attitudemindhumancharacteractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo wait on, attend to or escort."The head waiter was manning the door, greeting guests as they arrived. "humanservicejobnauticalmilitaryworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo accustom (a raptor or other type of bird) to the presence of people."The falconer is slowly manning the young hawk by spending hours with it each day, talking softly and offering treats. "animalbirdnatureagriculturesportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
