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gang1
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- pronunciation:
- gaeng
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb & intransitive verb
- phrases:
- gang up on
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word History
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
any group of people, such as those who associate for social or criminal purposes.
Our whole gang of friends from high school gets together about once a year.This particular gang of criminals was responsible for several murders during that period.She's afraid her son might join a gang and get in trouble.- synonyms:
- group
- similar words:
- band, clan, clique, company, crew, crowd, mob, party, posse, racket, ring, tong
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| definition 2: |
a group of workers who perform some common, usu. manual, task; squad.
The railroad gangs put in long hours of backbreaking labor.- synonyms:
- crew, team
- similar words:
- chain gang, outfit, squad
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| related words: |
circle, club, flock, force |
adjective + (n.)gang
alleged,
armed,
brutal,
criminal,
gay,
hard-core,
inner-city,
involved,
juvenile,
known,
marauding,
murderous,
notorious,
organized,
paramilitary,
prospective,
racist,
rival,
roving,
ruthless,
suspected,
teenage,
violent,
warring
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verb + (n.)gang
affiliate, attack, battle, chase, crack, disarm, join, lure, motorcycle, murder, organize, plague, recruit, round, shield, target
(n.)gang
+ verb
arm, arrest, bang, flourish, infiltrate, kidnap, rape, roam, rob, terrorize, welcome
noun + (n.)gang
addict,
alley,
axe,
biker,
bully,
capital,
chain,
coda,
crossfire,
dope,
drug,
fugitive,
gridiron,
half,
haven,
inmate,
militia,
mob,
monkey,
motorcycle,
neighborhood,
outlaw,
penalty,
pirate,
prison,
skinhead,
street,
supremacist,
teen,
waterfront,
wrench,
youth
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
gangs, ganging, ganged |
| definition: |
to gather or form into a gang.
- synonyms:
- band
- similar words:
- gather, group, team
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| related words: |
clique, flock |
adverb + (v.)gang
especially
(v.)gang
+ adverb
together
(v.)gang
+ noun
activity, bang, leader, member, others, violence
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| phrase: |
gang up on |
Gangway comes from combining "gang" and "way." In early English, gang meant "going" or "street." The word gangplank also comes from this word.
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