gang 1 (g ng)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. See Synonyms at flock1. v. ganged, gang·ing, gangs v.intr. To band together as a group or gang. v.tr. Phrasal Verb: 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. 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. [Middle English, band of men, from Old English, journey, and Old Norse -gangr, journey, group (as in thjofagangr, gang of thieves).] |
| gang 2 (gng) n. Variant of gangue. |
gang1
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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a herd of buffaloes or elks or a pack of wild dogs
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) NZ a group of shearers who travel to different shearing sheds, shearing, classing, and baling wool
5. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering)
a. a series of similar tools arranged to work simultaneously in parallel
b. (as modifier) a gang saw
vb
1. to form into, become part of, or act as a gang
2. (Electronics) (tr) Electronics to mount (two or more components, such as variable capacitors) on the same shaft, permitting adjustment by a single control See also gang up
[Old English gang journey; related to Old Norse gangr, Old High German gang, Sanskrit jangha foot]
ganged adj
gang2
vb
Scot to go
[Old English gangan to go1]
gang3
n
(Engineering / Metallurgy) (Mining & Quarrying) a variant spelling of gangue
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  gang - an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"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 |
| 2. | gang - an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place | |
| 3. |  gang - an organized group of workmen 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" 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
Translations
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
the Gang Of Four (Pol, Hist) → la Banda de los Cuatro
he's one of the gang now → ya es uno de los nuestros
gang together VI + ADV → formar un grupo or una pandilla, agruparse
gang [ˈgæŋ] n
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
gang [gæŋ] n (of thieves, youths) → banda; (of friends) → comitiva; (of workmen) → squadra
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
to gang up on or against sb → far comunella contro qn
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
to gang up on or against sb → far comunella contro qn
n gang [gӕŋ]
1 a number (of workmen etc) working together a gang of men working on the railway. groep فِرْقَه، مَجْموعَه група parta, skupina arbejdshold; sjak die Truppe ομάδα, συνεργείο grupo, 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 ploeg (arbeids)lag, gjeng brygada 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 gang bande die Bande συμμορία, σπείρα banda jõuk, kamp دار و دسته jengi bande, gang כְּנוּפִיָה दल banda banda glæpaflokkur banda 一味 갱 gauja banda geng bende bande, gjeng gang bando bandă, ceată шайка; банда banda banda banda gäng, liga กลุ่มโจร çete 一幫 банда ٹولہ خصوصا برے کاموں کے لیے بنایا گیا bọn, lũ, băng 一帮
n gangster
a member of a gang of criminals. bendelid قاطِع طَريق، عُضو في عِصابَه гангстер člen tlupy, gangster gangster der Gangster κακοποιός, συμμορίτης gánster gangster گانگستر gangsteri gangster חָבֵר כְּנוּפִיָה गुण्डा gangster gengszter penjahat glæpamaður malvivente, gangster ギャング 갱단의 일원 gangsteris, banditas gangsteris gengster gangster banditt, gangster, forbryter gangster criminoso gangster гангстер gangster gangster gangster gangster, liga-, gängmedlem พวกอันธพาล gangster 幫派份子 бандит, гангстер مجرموں کے ٹولے کا کوئی عضو găngxtơ （一帮中的一名）匪徒
gang up on
to join or act with a person etc against (some other person etc). gegroepeer يَتَحالَف ضِد съюзявам се против spolčit se proti rotte sig sammen mod sich zusammenrotten gegen συνωμοτώ εναντίον κπ. conspirar, confabularse (kellegi vastu) kampa lööma چند تایی بر سر کسی ریختن liitoutua jtk vastaan se liguer (avec... contre...) לַחֲבוֹר יַחַד נֶגֶד टोली के रूप में कार्य करना udružiti se protiv nekoga összeáll (vkivel) berkomplot gera aðsúg að coalizzarsi (contro) 団結する 단결하여 대항하다 susimokyti, veikti prieš samesties kopā (pret kādu) berpakat menentang samenspannen tegen rotte seg sammen mot zmówić się przeciwko 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 spolčit se rotte sig sammen med sich zusammenrotten mit 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 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
gang → عصابة 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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