From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
1. Having a crew; -- of vehicles; as, a manned earth satellite was considered a necessary research step; to minimize casualties, the military used cruise missiles rather than manned aircraft for the bombardment. Opposite of {unmanned}. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Man \Man\ (m[a^]n), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Manned} (m[a^]nd); 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 servant or 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) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: having a crew; "a manned earth satellite was considered a necessary research step" [ant: {unmanned}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: an adult male person (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" [syn: {adult male}] [ant: {woman}]
2: someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty" [syn: {serviceman}, {military man}, {military personnel}] [ant: {civilian}]
3: the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself"
4: all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used 'humankind' because 'mankind' seemed to slight the women" [syn: {world}, {human race}, {humanity}, {humankind}, {human beings}, {humans}, {mankind}]
5: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae [syn: {homo}, {human being}, {human}]
6: a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"
7: an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you"
8: a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; "she takes good care of her man" [ant: {woman}]
9: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: {valet}, {valet de chambre}, {gentleman}, {gentleman's gentleman}]
10: one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea [syn: {Isle of Man}]
11: game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage" [syn: {piece}]
verb
1: take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
2: provide with men; "We cannot man all the desks" [also: {manning}, {manned}, {men} (pl)]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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