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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 group of persons working together; squad; shift.
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
Other Word Forms
- ganged adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of gang1
Origin of gang2
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Rachel Reeves has insisted ministers "never dismissed the concerns of victims" of grooming gangs, as she defended the decision to launch a national inquiry after months of pressure.
The juvenile prisons only worsened his situation and reinforced his loyalty to gang life.
The prime minister has announced there will be a full national statutory inquiry into grooming gangs.
He said that the boy's parents believe "and in my judgment with reason" that their son has "at very least peripheral involvement with gang culture and has exhibited an unhealthy interest in knives".
Homeland Security said that officers were facing a dramatic spike in “assaults against them” and were risking their lives for the arrest of “murders, rapists, and gang members.”
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