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gang 1 G0034700 (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 up1. 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 G0034700 (găng)n. Variant of gangue.gang up vb informal (often foll by: on or against) to combine in a group (against) Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | gang up - act as an organized groupgangaggroup, group - form a group or group together |
gangnoun1. 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 upTo assemble or join in a group:band, combine, league, unite.Translationsgang up
gang upTo unite or band together for some common goal. All of the schools in our town will gang up to clean up local parks on Earth Day.See also: gang, upgang up (on someone)to form into a group and attack someone. (Usually a physical attack, but it can also be a verbal attack.) We can't win against the robber unless we gang up on him. All right, you guys, don't gang up on me. Play fair!See also: gang, upgang up1. Also, gang up with. Act together as a group. For example, The residents ganged up to make the neighborhood safer. [Colloquial; c. 1920] 2. gang up on or against . Join in opposition or attack against, as in The big kids were always ganging up on the little ones, or They all ganged up against the substitute teacher. [1920s] See also: gang, upgang upv.1. To join together to attack or address some problem or issue: The various police agencies ganged up to fight the illegal drug trade.2. gang up on To join together to bother, harm, or attack someone or something: The older children were always ganging up on the little ones.3. gang up against To join together in opposition to someone or something: Whenever one corporation became too powerful, the others ganged up against it.See also: gang, upEncyclopediaSeegangFinancialSeeGangGANG UP
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Synonyms for gang upverb act as an organized groupSynonymsRelated Words |