man

/mæn/ verb [T] (present participle manning, past tense and past participle manned)

Definition

› to be present somewhere, especially in order to operate a machine: The emergency room is manned 24 hours a day.

(Definition of man verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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