Clique vs. Crew — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Clique and Crew
Definitions
Clique➦
A clique (AusE, CanE, UK: or US: ), in the social sciences, is a group of individuals who interact with one another and share similar interests. Interacting with cliques is part of normative social development regardless of gender, ethnicity or popularity.
Crew➦
A crew is a body or a class of people who work at a common activity, generally in a structured or hierarchical organization. A location in which a crew works is called a crewyard or a workyard.
Clique➦
A small close-knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them
The old-school clique
His flat became a haven for a clique of young men of similar tastes
Crew➦
A group of people working together; a gang
A crew of stagehands.
Clique➦
A small exclusive group of friends or associates.
Crew➦
(Slang) A group of people, especially friends or associates.
Clique➦
To form, associate in, or act as a clique.
Crew➦
All personnel operating or serving aboard a ship.
Clique➦
A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.
This school used to be really friendly, but now everyone keeps to their own cliques.
Crew➦
All of a ship's personnel except the officers.
Clique➦
(graph theory) A subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph.
The problem of finding the largest clique in an arbitrary graph is NP-complete.
Crew➦
All personnel operating or serving aboard an aircraft in flight.
Clique➦
(Internet) A group of related web sites that link to each other, like a webring but with exclusive membership determined by the clique owner.
Crew➦
A team of rowers, as of a racing shell.
Clique➦
(intransitive) To associate together in a clannish way; to act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot.
Crew➦
The sport of rowing.
Clique➦
A narrow circle of persons associated by common interests or for the accomplishment of a common purpose; - generally used in a bad sense.
Crew➦
To serve as a member of a crew
Crewed on a sloop.
Clique➦
To To associate together in a clannish way; to act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot; - used with together.
Crew➦
To serve as a crew member on
The space station will be crewed by a team of eight people.
Clique➦
An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
Crew➦
A past tense of crow2.
Crew➦
A group of people together
Crew➦
(obsolete) Any company of people; an assemblage; a throng.
Crew➦
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.
If you need help, please contact a member of the crew.
Crew➦
A group of people working together on a task.
The crews competed to cut the most timber.
Crew➦
(arts) The group of workers on a dramatic production who are not part of the cast.
There are a lot of carpenters in the crew!
The crews for different movies would all come down to the bar at night.
Crew➦
A close group of friends.
I'd look out for that whole crew down at Jack's.
Crew➦
A set of individuals lumped together by the speaker.
Crew➦
(Scouting) A group of Rovers.
Crew➦
A hip-hop or b-boying group.
Crew➦
(rowing) A rowing team manning a single shell.
Crew➦
A person in a crew
Crew➦
(plural: crew) A member of the crew of a vessel or plant.
One crew died in the accident.
Crew➦
A worker on a dramatic production who is not part of the cast.
There were three actors and six crew on the set.
Crew➦
A member of a ship's company who is not an officer.
The officers and crew assembled on the deck.
There are quarters for three officers and five crew.
Crew➦
The sport of competitive rowing.
Crew➦
A pen for livestock such as chickens or pigs
Crew➦
To be a member of a vessel's crew
We crewed together on a fishing boat last year.
The ship was crewed by fifty sailors.
Crew➦
To be a member of a work or production crew
The film was crewed and directed by students.
Crew➦
To supply workers or sailors for a crew
Crew➦
(nautical) To do the proper work of a sailor
The crewing of the vessel before the crash was deficient.
Crew➦
(nautical) To take on, recruit (new) crew
Crew➦
The Manx shearwater.
Crew➦
A company of people associated together; an assemblage; a throng.
There a noble crewOf lords and ladies stood on every side.
Faithful to whom? to thy rebellious crew?
Crew➦
The company of seamen who man a ship, vessel, or at; the company belonging to a vessel or a boat.
Crew➦
In an extended sense, any small body of men associated for a purpose; a gang; as (Naut.), the carpenter's crew; the boatswain's crew.
Crew➦
The men who man a ship or aircraft
Crew➦
An organized group of workmen
Crew➦
An informal body of friends;
He still hangs out with the same crowd
Crew➦
The team of men manning a racing shell
Crew➦
Serve as a crew member on
