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   Man (măn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manned (mănd); 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”.
   
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   See how the surly Warwick mans the wall ! Shak.
   
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   They man their boats, and all their young men arm. Waller.
   
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   2. To furnish with strength for action; to prepare for efficiency; to fortify. “Theodosius having manned his soul with proper reflections.”  Addison.
   
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   3. To tame, as a hawk. [R.]  Shak.
   
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   4. To furnish with a servant or servants. [Obs.]  Shak.
   
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   5. To wait on as a manservant. [Obs.]  Shak.
   
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   ☞ In “Othello,” V. ii. 270, the meaning is uncertain, being, perhaps: To point, to aim, or to manage.
   
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   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.
   
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   manned adj.
   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.
   
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