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gang

UK/ˈɡæŋ/ US/ˈɡæŋ/ common us
noun (4) verb (1)

noun

1.

an association of criminals

  • “police tried to break up the gang”
  • “a pack of thieves”
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2.

an informal body of friends

  • “he still hangs out with the same crowd”
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3.

an organized group of workmen

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4.

tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together

verb

1.

act as an organized group

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Origin

From Middle English gangen, from Old English gangan (“to go, walk, turn out”), from Proto-West Germanic *gangan, from Proto-Germanic *ganganą (“to go, walk”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ- (“to step, walk”).

Phrases

  • cool and the gang terms derived from gang (noun)
  • gang bang terms derived from gang (noun)
  • gang box terms derived from gang (noun)
  • gang cask terms derived from gang (noun)
  • gang member terms derived from gang (noun)
  • gang plank terms derived from gang (noun)
  • gang press terms derived from gang (noun)
  • gang rape terms derived from gang (noun)

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