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1. (n.) gang
a group or band:
a gang of sightseers.
2. gang
a group of youths who associate closely for social reasons, esp. such a group engaging in delinquent behavior.
3. gang
a group of people with compatible tastes or interests:
I'm throwing a party for the gang I bowl with.
4. gang
a group of persons working together.
5. gang
a group of persons associated for some criminal or other antisocial purpose:
a gang of thieves.
6. gang
a set of tools, electronic components or circuits, oars, etc., arranged to work together.
7. gang
a group of identical or related items.
8. (v.t.) gang
to arrange in groups or sets:
to gang illustrations on one sheet.
9. gang
to attack in a gang.
10. (v.i.) gang
to form or act as a gang.
11. gang
gang up on, to set upon or attack as a group.
12. (Chiefly Scot.) gang
to go.
Etymology: (bef. 900; OE gangan, gongan)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) gang, pack, ring, mob
an association of criminals
"police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"
2. (noun) crowd, crew, gang, bunch
an informal body of friends
"he still hangs out with the same crowd"
3. (noun) gang, crew, work party
an organized group of workmen
4. (verb) gang
tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together
5. (verb) gang, gang up
act as an organized group
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1. (noun) gang
a group of young and often badly behaved people
gangs roaming the streets at night; rival gangs
2. gang
a group of criminals working together
a gang of known criminals
3. (verb) gang
to join with a group of people to argue with or attack sb
She felt the other girls were ganging up on her.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) gang
to go; to walk
2. (verb) gang
a going; a course
3. (verb) gang
a number going in company; hence, a company, or a number of persons associated for a particular purpose; a group of laborers under one foreman; a squad; as, a gang of sailors; a chain gang; a gang of thieves
4. (verb) gang
a combination of similar implements arranged so as, by acting together, to save time or labor; a set; as, a gang of saws, or of plows
5. (verb) gang
a set; all required for an outfit; as, a new gang of stays
6. (verb) gang
the mineral substance which incloses a vein; a matrix; a gangue
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Sense: a number (of workmen etc) working together
a gang of men working on the railway.
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 Afrikaans: groep |
 Arabic: فِرْقَه، مَجْموعَه |
 Bulgarian: група |
 Brazilian: bando |
 Czech: parta, skupina |
 German: die Truppe |
 Danish: arbejdshold; sjak |
 Greek: ομάδα, συνεργείο |
 Spanish: grupo, cuadrilla, equipo |
 Estonian: salk |
 Farsi: گروه |
 Finnish: työporukka |
 French: équipe |
 Hebrew: קְבוּצַת פּוֹעָלִים |
 Hindi: गिरोह |
 Croatian: banda |
 Hungarian: csoport, brigád |
 Indonesian: kelompok |
 Icelandic: (vinnu)hópur/-flokkur |
 Italian: squadra |
 Japanese: 一団 |
 Korean: 함께 일하는 집단 |
 Lithuanian: būrys, brigada |
 Latvian: (strādnieku) brigāde |
 Malay: kumpulan pekerja |
 Dutch: ploeg |
 Norwegian: (arbeids)lag, gjeng |
 Polish: brygada |
 Persian: گروه |
 Pashto: قاز( نر |
 Portuguese: bando |
 Romanian: echipă |
 Russian: бригада |
 Slovak: skupina |
 Slovenian: skupina |
 Serbian: grupa |
 Swedish: arbetslag |
 Thai: กลุ่ม |
 Turkish: takım |
 Taiwanese: 一群(勞工等) |
 Ukrainian: бригада |
 Urdu: جتھہ |
 Vietnamese: đoàn, tốp, kíp, toán |
 Chinese: （劳动者的）一队 |
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