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Man (Verb)

Take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning".

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

The captain manned the ship's wheel through the treacherous storm.
A single officer manned the police station's front desk overnight.
During the school play, several parents manned the ticket booth and concession stand.
She manned the customer service phone line, answering numerous complaints.
The whole family manned the food stalls at the charity event.

Provide with workers; "We cannot man all the desks"; "Students were manning the booths".

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

The company is finding it difficult to man its new 24-hour customer service helpline with experienced staff.
Due to the labor shortage, we were unable to man all the ticket booths during peak hours.
The small business had to man its store floors with managers to make up for the staffing shortage.
To increase the speed of production, the factory decided to man its assembly line with additional workers on the night shift.
About 50 volunteers were needed to man the information desks at the conference center during the three-day event.