gang

gang ¹

 (găng)

n.

1. A group of criminals or hoodlums who band together for mutual protection and profit.

2. A group of adolescents who band together, especially a group of delinquents.

3. Informal A group of people who associate regularly on a social basis: The whole gang from the office went to a clambake.

4. A group of laborers organized together on one job or under one foreperson: a railroad gang.

5. A matched or coordinated set, as of tools: a gang of chisels.

6.

a. A pack of wolves or wild dogs.

b. A herd, especially of buffalo or elk.

v. ganged, gang·ing, gangs

v.intr.

To band together as a group or gang.

v.tr.

1. To arrange or assemble into a group, as for simultaneous operation or production: gang several pages onto one printing plate.

2. To attack as an organized group.

Phrasal Verb:

gang up

1. To join together in opposition or attack: The older children were always ganging up on the little ones.

2. To act together as a group: various agencies ganging up to combat the use of illicit drugs.

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[Middle English, band of men, from Old English, journey, and Old Norse -gangr, journey, group (as in thjofagangr, gang of thieves).]

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gang ²

 (găng)

n.

Variant of gangue.

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gang

(ɡæŋ)

n

1. a group of people who associate together or act as an organized body, esp for criminal or illegal purposes

2. an organized group of workmen

3. (Zoology) a herd of buffaloes or elks or a pack of wild dogs

4. (Agriculture) NZ a group of shearers who travel to different shearing sheds, shearing, classing, and baling wool

5. (Mechanical Engineering)

a. a series of similar tools arranged to work simultaneously in parallel

b. (as modifier): a gang saw.

vb

6. to form into, become part of, or act as a gang

7. (Electronics) (tr) electronics to mount (two or more components, such as variable capacitors) on the same shaft, permitting adjustment by a single control

[Old English gang journey; related to Old Norse gangr, Old High German gang, Sanskrit jangha foot]

ganged adj

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gang

(ɡæŋ)

vb

Scot to go

[Old English gangan to go¹]

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gang

(ɡæŋ)

n

1. (Metallurgy) a variant spelling of gangue

2. (Mining & Quarrying) a variant spelling of gangue

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gang¹

(gæŋ)
n.

1. a group or band: a gang of sightseers.

2. a group of youths who associate closely for social reasons, esp. such a group engaging in delinquent behavior.

3. a group of people with compatible tastes or interests: I'm throwing a party for the gang I bowl with.

4. a group of persons working together.

5. a group of persons associated for some criminal or other antisocial purpose: a gang of thieves.

6. a set of tools, electronic components or circuits, oars, etc., arranged to work together.

7. a group of identical or related items.

v.t.

8. to arrange in groups or sets: to gang illustrations on one sheet.

9. to attack in a gang.

v.i.

10. to form or act as a gang.

11. gang up on, to set upon or attack as a group.

[1300–50; Old English gang, gong manner of going, way, passage; c. Old High German gang, Old Norse gangr; compare gang²]

gang²

(gæŋ)

v.i. Chiefly Scot.

to go.

[before 900; Old English gangan, gongan]

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Gang

 a full set of things; a quantity or amount carried at one time; a group of persons doing the same work; a group of people or things connected to one another. See also company, set, team.

Examples: gang of ale, 1590; of beer, 1590; of buffaloes, 1807; of captives, 1883; of cartwheels [set of four]; a chain gang; of chronographers, 1677; of clerks, 1668; of convicts; of coopers, 1863; of criminals, 1883; of dogs, 1740; of elk; of heretics, 1848; of light harrows [set], 1806; of horseshoes [set], 1590; of housebreakers, 1701; of labourers; of milk, 1827; of oars, 1726; of peat [amount brought by ponies on one trip], 1808; of ploughs, 1874; of porters, 1700; of ruffians; of saws [set], 1883; of shrouds [suit of sails], 1690; of slaves, 1790; of teeth, 1674; of thieves, 1782; of varlets, 1632; of water, 1858; of women [of silly women], 1645; of workmen.

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gang

(group)
Past participle: ganged
Gerund: ganging

Imperative

gang

gang

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gang

(Scottish)
Past participle: gane
Gerund: ganging

Imperative

gang

gang

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gang - an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" mob, pack, ring association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association" nest - a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality; "a nest of thieves" youth gang - a gang whose members are teenagers gangdom, gangland, organized crime - underworld organizations gangster, mobster - a criminal who is a member of gang
	2.	gang - an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" bunch, crowd, crew assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
	3.	gang - an organized group of workmen   work party, crew social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit" manpower, men, work force, workforce, hands - the force of workers available shift - a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time detail - a crew of workers selected for a particular task; "a detail was sent to remove the fallen trees" chain gang - a gang of convicts chained together ground crew, ground-service crew - the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground road gang - a gang of road workers section gang - a work crew assigned to a section of a railroad stage crew - crew of workers who move scenery or handle properties in a theatrical production crewman - a member of a work crew
	4.	gang - tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation
Verb	1.	gang - act as an organized group gang up aggroup, group - form a group or group together

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gang

noun

1. group, crowd, pack, company, party, lot, band, crew (informal), bunch, mob, horde He was attacked by a gang of youths.

2. ring, firm (slang), organization, band, cell, mob, syndicate an underworld gang

3. circle, group, crowd, company, set, crew, fellowship, fraternity, posse (slang), clique, coterie Come on over; we've got lots of the old gang here.

4. squad, team, troop, force, shift, dream team, troupe a gang of labourers

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gang

noun

1. An organized group of criminals, hoodlums, or wrongdoers:

band, pack, ring.

Informal: mob.

2. Informal. A particular social group:

circle, clique, coterie, crowd, set.

Informal: bunch.

3. A group of people organized for a particular purpose:

body, corps, crew, detachment, force, team, unit.

phrasal verb
gang up

To assemble or join in a group:

band, combine, league, unite.

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Translations

عِصَابَةعِصابَهفِرْقَه، مَجْموعَه

gangpartaskupina

bandesjakarbejdshold

BandeGangTruppe

συμμορία

bandacuadrillapandillaequipogrupo

jengi

bandecompagnieéquipeganggroupe

banda

glæpaflokkurhópur

bandacoalizzarsicombriccolacoscafar lega

ギャング

갱

gangsterissusidėti sususimokytiveikti prieš

bandabrigāde

bende

arbeidslaggjeng

gang

ganguegang

бандакодласворашайкаватага

ekipatolpazdružiti se

gäng

สมัครพรรคพวก

çetetakım

băng nhóm

一帮一队团伙

gang

[gæŋ]

A. N [of thieves] → banda f, pandilla f; [of friends, youths] → grupo m (pej) → pandilla f; [of workmen] → cuadrilla f, brigada f
the Gang Of Four (Pol, Hist) → la Banda de los Cuatro
he's one of the gang now → ya es uno de los nuestros

B. CPD gang rape N → violación f en grupo

gang together VI + ADV → formar un grupo or una pandilla, agruparse

gang up VI + ADV → unirse (with a) to gang up on or against sb → unirse en contra de algn
I feel everybody's ganging up on me → tengo la sensación de que todos se han unido en mi contra

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gang

[ˈgæŋ] n

[youths] → bande f, groupe m

[criminals] → gang m
rival gangs → des gangs rivaux

(= social group) → bande f
He wasn't really one of our gang → Il ne faisait pas vraiment partie de la bande.

[workers] → équipe f

gang up

vi
to gang up on sb → se liguer contre qn
to gang up against sb → se liguer contre qn

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gang

n → Haufen m, → Schar f; (of workers, prisoners) → Kolonne f, → Trupp m; (of criminals, youths, terrorists) → Bande f, → Gang f; (of friends etc: = clique) → Clique f, → Haufen m (inf); there was a whole gang of them → es war ein ganzer Haufen; do you want to be in our gang? → möchtest du zu unserer Bande/Clique gehören?; the Gang of Four → die Viererbande

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gang

[gæŋ] n (of thieves, youths) → banda; (of friends) → comitiva; (of workmen) → squadra

gang up vi + adv to gang up (with) → mettersi insieme (a or con)
to gang up on or against sb → far comunella contro qn

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gang

(gӕŋ) noun

1. a number (of workmen etc) working together. a gang of men working on the railway. groep فِرْقَه، مَجْموعَه група bando parta, skupina die Truppe arbejdshold; sjak ομάδα, συνεργείοgrupo, cuadrilla, equipo salk گروه työporukka équipe קְבוּצַת פּוֹעָלִים गिरोह banda csoport, brigád kelompok (vinnu)hópur/-flokkur squadra 一団 함께 일하는 집단 būrys, brigada (strādnieku) brigāde kumpulan pekerja ploeglag, gjengbrygada قاز( نر bando echipă бригада skupina skupina grupa arbetslag กลุ่ม takım 一群(勞工等) бригада جتھہ đoàn, tốp, kíp, toán （劳动者的）一队

2. a group (of people), usually formed for a bad purpose. a gang of jewel thieves. bende عِصابَه банда bando gang die Bande bande συμμορία, σπείραbanda jõuk, kamp دار و دسته jengi bande, gangכנופיה दल banda banda kawanan penjahat glæpaflokkur banda 一味 갱 gauja banda geng bendebande, gjenggang دله bando bandă, ceată шаика; банда banda banda banda gäng, liga กลุ่มโจร çete 一幫 банда ٹولہ خصوصا برے کاموں کے لیے بنایا گیا bọn, lũ, băng 一帮

ˈgangster noun

a member of a gang of criminals. bendelid قاطِع طَريق، عُضو في عِصابَه гангстер criminoso člen tlupy, gangster der Gangster gangster κακοποιός, συμμορίτηςgánster gangster گانگستر gangsteri gangster חָבֵר כְּנוּפִיָה गुण्डा gangster gengszter penjahat glæpamaður malvivente, gangster ギャング 갱단의 일원 gangsteris, banditas gangsteris gengster gangsterbanditt, gangster, forbrytergangster دجنايت كارانو او بدمعاشانو دډلى غړى criminoso gangster гангстер gangster gangster gangster gangster, liga-, gängmedlem พวกอันธพาล gangster 幫派份子 бандит, гангстер مجرموں کے ٹولے کا کوئی عضو găngxtơ 匪徒

gang up on

to join or act with a person etc against (some other person etc). gegroepeer يَتَحالَف ضِد съюзявам се против conspirar spolčit se proti sich zusammenrotten gegen rotte sig sammen mod συνωμοτώ εναντίον κπ. conspirar, confabularse (kellegi vastu) kampa lööma چند تایی بر سر کسی ریختن liitoutua jtk vastaan se liguer לַחֲבוֹר יַחַד נֶגֶד टोली के रूप में कार्य करना udružiti se protiv nekoga összeáll (vkivel) berkomplot gera aðsúg að coalizzarsi 団結する 단결하여 대항하다 susimokyti, veikti prieš samesties kopā (pret kādu) berpakat menentang samenspannen tegen rotte seg sammen mot zmówić się przeciwko څو نفری وهل conspirar a se alia (cu.../îm­potriva...) вступать в сговор spolčiť sa proti združiti se proti udružiti se protiv gadda ihop sig mot การชุมนุม cephe almak 夥同攻擊 об'єднуватися (проти когось) کسی کے خلاف ایکا کرنا kết bè 合伙攻击

gang up with

to join or act with. aansluit يَتَحالَف مع، يَنَضَم съюзявам се с juntar-se a spolčit se sich zusammenrotten mit rotte sig sammen med κάνω κόμμα, ενώνομαι με κπ. aliarse con, unirse a kampa lööma به هم پیوستن liittoutua s'allier avec לַחֲבוֹר יַחַד गैग में शामिल होना udružiti se bandába verődik bergabung rotta sig saman allearsi ～と仲間になる 단결하다 susidėti su apvienoties berpakat samenspannen met slå seg sammen med spiknąć się z يو ځاى كيدل juntar-se a a se alia cu действовать сообща spojiť sa združiti se udružiti se slå sig ihop med ทำงานด้วยกันเป็นกลุ่ม ...-e katılmak 與...夥同 об'єднуватися مل جل کر کارروائی کرنا vào hùa (với ai) 与...联合起来一致行动

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gang

→ عِصَابَة gang bande Bande συμμορία pandilla jengi groupe banda banda ギャング 갱 bende gjeng gang gang, gangue банда gäng สมัครพรรคพวก çete băng nhóm 团伙

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gang

n pandilla

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