gang


Definition: Meaning of, gang in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɡaŋ /

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gang gangs
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  1. a group of young people who spend time together, and who are often involved in crime or drugs and who often fight against other groups
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  2. a group of young people together in one place, especially young people who might cause trouble
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  3. a group of criminals who work together
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  4. informal a group of friends, especially young people
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  5. a group of workers or prisoners doing physical work together
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
gang ganged ganged
Present Participle Third Person Singular
ganging gangs
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gang used in phrases

  • Baader-Meinhof Gang (noun)
    1. a radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in Germany from 1968 until 1977
  • Pentagon Gang (noun)
    1. a Filipino terrorist group that broke away from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in 2001 in order to continue terrorism and kidnapping and extortion
  • chain gang (noun)
    1. a group of prisoners chained together to work outside their prison
  • gang bang (noun)
    1. a sexual orgy; group sex
  • gang fight (noun)
    1. a fight between rival gangs of adolescents
  • gang rape (noun)
    1. an occasion when several men attack a woman and force her to have sex with them
  • gang up (verb)
    1. act as an organized group
  • gang-bang (noun)
    1. informal an occasion when several people have sex with each other at the same time
    2. a GANG RAPE
  • gang-rape (verb)
    1. someone rape successively with several attackers
  • press gang (noun)
    1. a detachment empowered to force civilians to serve in the army or navy
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