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gang ¹  (gng)

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.

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 ¹

Noun

1. a group of people who go around together, often to commit crime

2. an organized group of workmen

Verb

to become or act as a gang

See also gang up on [Old English: journey]

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gang ²

Verb

Scot to go or walk [Old English gangan]

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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.

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 group, crowd, pack, company, party, lot, band, crew (informal) bunch, mob, horde

Translations

gang [gæŋ] n → pandilla; [of criminals etc] → banda; [of kids] → pandilla; [of colleagues] → peña; [of workmen] → brigada

vi to gang up on sb → conchabarse contra algn

gang [gæŋ] n → bande f, groupe m [of workmen]; équipe f

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

gang [gæŋ] n → Bande f;

(of friends) → Haufen m;

(of workmen) → Kolonne f

gang up gang vi to gang up on sb → sich gegen jdn zusammentun

gang [gæŋ] n → banda, squadra

vi to gang up on sb → far combutta contro qn

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gang

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 työkunta équipe קְבוּצַת פּוֹעָלִים गिरोह banda csoport, brigád kelompok (vinnu)hópur/-flokkur squadra 一団 일단 būrys, brigada (strādnieku) brigāde kumpulan pekerja ploeg (arbeids)lag, gjeng brygada bando echipă бригада skupina skupina grupa arbetslag กลุ่ม takım (勞動者的)一隊 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 kopla bande, gang כְּנוּפִיָה दल banda banda glæpaflokkur banda 一味 갱, 일당 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 ˈgangster

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 (一幫中的一名)匪徒 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 liittoutua jotakin 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 패거리를 지어 ...을 공격하다 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 合伙攻擊 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 lyöttäytyä yhteen s'allier avec לַחֲבוֹר יַחַד गैग में शामिल होना udružiti se bandába verődik bergabung rotta sig saman allearsi ～と仲間になる ...와 집단행동을 하다 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...聯合起來,一致行動 об'єднуватися مل جل کر کارروائی کرنا vào hùa (với ai) 与...联合起来一致行动