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gang
1[ gang ]
noun
- a group or band:
A gang of boys gathered around the winning pitcher.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , ,
- a group of youngsters or adolescents who associate closely, often exclusively, for social reasons, especially such a group engaging in delinquent behavior.
- a group of people with compatible tastes or mutual interests who gather together for social reasons:
I'm throwing a party for the gang I bowl with.
a gang of laborers.
Synonyms:
- a group of persons associated for some criminal or other antisocial purpose:
a gang of thieves.
- a set of tools, electronic components or circuits, oars, etc., arranged to work together or simultaneously.
- a group of identical or related items.
verb (used with object)
- to arrange in groups or sets; form into a gang:
to gang illustrations for more economical printing on one sheet.
- to attack in a gang.
verb (used without object)
- to form or act as a gang:
Cutthroats who gang together hang together.
verb phrase
- Informal. (of a number of persons) to unite in opposition to (a person); combine against:
The bigger boys ganged up on the smaller ones in the schoolyard.
gang
2[ gang ]
verb (used without object)
- to walk or go.
gang
1/ ɡæŋ /
noun
- a group of people who associate together or act as an organized body, esp for criminal or illegal purposes
- an organized group of workmen
- a herd of buffaloes or elks or a pack of wild dogs
- a group of shearers who travel to different shearing sheds, shearing, classing, and baling wool
- a series of similar tools arranged to work simultaneously in parallel
- ( as modifier )
a gang saw
verb
- to form into, become part of, or act as a gang
- tr electronics to mount (two or more components, such as variable capacitors) on the same shaft, permitting adjustment by a single control
gang
2/ ɡæŋ /
verb
- to go
gang
3/ ɡæŋ /
noun
- a variant spelling of gangue
Derived Forms
- ganged, adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of gang1
Origin of gang2
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with gang , also see like gangbusters .Example Sentences
The book explores the exploitation of undocumented Angelenos by both gang overlords and local law enforcement.
The court heard the head of the conspiracy was a man who had since died, with the seven defendants having differing roles in the gang.
A gang of thieves from London who stole ancient artefacts from a Swiss museum have been jailed for plotting to kill a cage fighter at his luxury home.
Administration officials allege he was a member of MS-13, a Salvadoran crime gang, which he denies.
Last weekend, the justices temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out deportations of Venezuelan men deemed foreign gang members.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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