MAN

Definitions

1. 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. 2. To furnish with strength for action; to prepare for efficiency; to fortify. "Theodosius having manned his soul with proper reflections." Addison.
3. 3. To tame, as a hawk. [R.] Shak.
4. 4. To furnish with a servants. [Obs.] Shak.
5. 5. To wait on as a manservant. [Obs.] Shak.