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We have found lemma(root) word of manning : man.
Definitions
[man], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an adult male human being
(e.g: a tall man with a beard entered the restaurant)
- a human being of either sex; a person
(e.g: God cares for all men)
- a group or person in a position of authority over others, such as a corporate employer or the police
(e.g: they've mastered their emotive grunge-pop without haggling with the Man)
- a figure or token used in playing a board game
Phrases:
- a man's man
- as one man
- as — as the next man
- be man enough to do
- be someone's man
- every man for himself
- make a man out of someone
- man about town
- man and boy
- man of God
- man of honour
- man of letters
- man of straw
- man of the cloth
- man of the house
- man of the match
- man of the moment
- man to man
- man's best friend
- men in suits
- my man
- separate the men from the boys
- the man in black
- the man in the moon
- the man in white
- the man on the Clapham omnibus
- the man on the street
- to a man
Origin
:
Old English man(n), (plural) menn (noun), mannian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch man, German Mann, and Sanskrit manu ‘humankind’
[man], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of personnel) work at, run, or operate (a place or piece of equipment) or defend (a fortification)
(e.g: the helpline is manned by trained staff)
- fortify the spirits or courage of
(e.g: he manned himself with dauntless air)
Phrases:
- a man's man
- as one man
- as — as the next man
- be man enough to do
- be someone's man
- every man for himself
- make a man out of someone
- man about town
- man and boy
- man of God
- man of honour
- man of letters
- man of straw
- man of the cloth
- man of the house
- man of the match
- man of the moment
- man to man
- man's best friend
- men in suits
- my man
- separate the men from the boys
- the man in black
- the man in the moon
- the man in white
- the man on the Clapham omnibus
- the man on the street
- to a man
Origin
:
Old English man(n), (plural) menn (noun), mannian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch man, German Mann, and Sanskrit manu ‘humankind’
[man], (Interjection)
Definitions:
- used, irrespective of the sex of the person addressed, to express surprise, admiration, delight, etc., or for emphasis
(e.g: wow, like cosmic, man)
Phrases:
- a man's man
- as one man
- as — as the next man
- be man enough to do
- be someone's man
- every man for himself
- make a man out of someone
- man about town
- man and boy
- man of God
- man of honour
- man of letters
- man of straw
- man of the cloth
- man of the house
- man of the match
- man of the moment
- man to man
- man's best friend
- men in suits
- my man
- separate the men from the boys
- the man in black
- the man in the moon
- the man in white
- the man on the Clapham omnibus
- the man on the street
- to a man
Origin
:
Old English man(n), (plural) menn (noun), mannian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch man, German Mann, and Sanskrit manu ‘humankind’
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