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gang en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡæŋ/ without æ-raising
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɡɛ̃ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • /ˈɡeɪ̯ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • [ˈɡæŋ] without æ-raising
  • [ˈɡɛ̃ŋ] (Canada, US)
  • [ˈɡeɪ̯ŋ] (Canada, US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *ganganą Proto-West Germanic *gangan Old English gangan Middle English gangen English gang 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”). Cognate with Scots gang (“to go on foot, walk”), Swedish gånga (“to walk, go”), Faroese ganga (“to walk”), Icelandic ganga (“to walk, go”), Norwegian Nynorsk ganga (“to walk, go”), Vedic Sanskrit जंहस् (jáṃhas). Ultimately related to etymology 2, which see below.

Meanings

  1. (Northern-England, Scotland, intransitive) To go; walk; proceed.
    • "And am I to meet my Mary at Moffat? Come away, little, dear, welcome body, thou blessed of heaven, come away, and taste of an auld shepherd's best cheer, and I'll gang foot for foot with you to Moffat, and my auld wife shall gang foot for foot with us too. I tell you, little, blessed, and welcome crile, come along with me." 1828, James Hogg, Mary Burnet:
    • (Colin alone) Ah, Colin, thou’rt a prodigal; a thriftless loon thou’st been, that cou’d na’ keep a little pelf to thysall when thou had’st got it; now thou may’st gang in this poor geer to thy live's end, and worse too for aught I can tell; ’faith, mon, ’twas a smeart little bysack of money thou hadst scrap’d together, an the best part of it had na’ being last amongst thy kinsfolk, in the Isles of Skey and Mull; muckle gude may it do the weams of them that ha’ it! There was Jamie MacGregor and Sawney MacNab, and the twa braw lads of Kinruddin, with old Charley MacDougall, my mother's first husband's second cousin: by my sol I cou’d na’ see such near relations, and gentlemen of sich auncient families gang upon bare feet, while I rode a horseback: I had been na’ true Scot, an I cou’d na’ ge’en a countryman a gude last upon occasion (as he is going out, Miss Aubrey enters.) 1772, Richard Cumberland, The Fashionable Lover. A Comedy., act III:

Forms

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gan alternative lexicographic
ganging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
gangs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
ganged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
ganged Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

gang-by · gang one's gait · gangling · gang alow · ganger · gangway · gangrel · gang gizzen · gang gleyed · back-ganging · gangplank

gang en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡæŋ/ without æ-raising
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɡɛ̃ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • /ˈɡeɪ̯ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • [ˈɡæŋ] without æ-raising
  • [ˈɡɛ̃ŋ] (Canada, US)
  • [ˈɡeɪ̯ŋ] (Canada, US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰóngʰos Proto-Germanic *gangaz Proto-West Germanic *gang Old English gang Middle English gang English gang From Middle English gang, from Old English gang (“a journey; way; passage”), from Proto-West Germanic *gang, from Proto-Germanic *gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from *ǵʰengʰ- (“to step; stride”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gong, Dutch gang, German Gang, Norwegian gang, Swedish gång, Icelandic gangur, Vedic Sanskrit जंहस् (jáṃhas).

Meanings

  1. A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose.
    • The gang from our office is going out for drinks Friday night.
    • the Gashouse Gang
  2. A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose. ▸ A group of laborers under one foreman; a squad or workgang.
    • a gang of sailors; a railroad gang; a labor gang or pool.
  3. A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose. ▸ A criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city.
    • a youth gang; a neighborhood gang; motorcycle gang.
  4. A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose. ▸ A group of criminals or alleged criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit.
    • The Winter Hill Gang was quite proficient at murdering rival mobsters in order to take over their rackets.
  5. A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose. ▸ A group of politicians united in furtherance of a political goal.
    • The Gang of Four was led by Jiang Qing, the fourth wife of Mao Zedong.
    • Not all members of the Gang of Six are consistent in their opposition to filibuster.
  6. (US) A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose. ▸ A chain gang.
  7. (qualifier:African-American Vernacular, used in the vocative) A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose. ▸ A term of address for a group, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice.
  8. (Internet, broadly, qualifier:African-American Vernacular, used in the vocative) A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose. ▸ A term of address for a group, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice. ▸ A term of address for any other person or group of people.
    • The sun isn't real? What are you even talking about, gang?
  9. (broadly, collective) A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose. ▸ A group of animals.
    • there sat the gang of toms who owned the neighbor's patio under feline law. 2016, Stone Riley, Tales Of Men And Women, page 219:
    • saw Several gangs of Elk on each Side of the river. late in the afternoon we Saw a gang of Buffaloe 1805, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition: The journals of John Ordway, May 14, 1804-September 23, 1806, and Charles Floyd, May 14-August 18, 1804:
    • One day they followed a gang of deer that ran in toward the settlements. 1915, Noah J. Major, The Pioneers of Morgan County: Memoirs of Noah J. Major, E. J. Hecker, page 331:
  10. (broadly, collective) A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose. ▸ A group of animals. ▸ A group of turkeys.
    • "Come on, boss; I b'leeve I know whar dey is. "Tis three gangs done got to-gether, en dey ain' been hunted at all. Ei we git in dat gang we gits turkeys en dat's jes' what's gwinter happen!" 1905 December, Plummer F. Jones, “Turkey-Hunting in the Old Dominion”, in Field and Stream, volumes 9-10, number 8, CBS Publications, page 751:
    • He was not long in discovering a fine gang of turkeys, and after assuring himself that many of them had taken the direction he desired, undertook to regain the covert by another route. 1883, Mary Virginia Terhune, Her wedding day, page 9:
    • Nearly every farmer has a "gang" of turkeys. 1913 November 6, National Stockman and Farmer, volume 37:
    • On our way back to the camp the dogs run into a gang of turkeys. 1928, William G. Lewis, Lewis Family, page 30:
  11. A set of things. ▸ A combination of similar tools or implements arranged so as, by acting together, to save time or labor; a set.
    • a gang of saws; a gang of plows; a gang drill; gang milling.
  12. A set of things. ▸ A set; all required for an outfit.
    • a new gang of stays.
  13. (qualifier:electrics) A set of things. ▸ A number of switches or other electrical devices wired into one unit and covered by one faceplate.
    • an outlet gang box; a double gang switch.
  14. (qualifier:electrics) A set of things. ▸ A group of wires attached as a bundle.
    • Do a drop for the telephone gang, then another drop for the Internet gang, both through the ceiling of the wiring closet.
    • a gang of wires
  15. (dialectal) A going, journey; a course, path, track.
    • Neither Marshall nor Bouterwek makes clear the connection existing between the Gang-days and the Major and Minor Litanies. 1895, Frederick Tupper Jr., Anglo-Saxon Dæg-Mæl, Modern Language Association of America, page 229:
    • That week was also called the Gang Week, from the Saxon ganger, to go; and the Rogation days were termed the Gang Days. 1869, “Papa André”, in Once a Week, page 418/1:
    • In unploughed Maine he sought the lumberers’ gang / Where from a hundred lakes young rivers sprang 1840, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Woodnotes I.3:
  16. (obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

Forms

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gangs Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

gang box (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gang show (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gang-plank (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gang up on (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangline (terms derived from gang (noun)) · ingang (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gang rapist (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gang war (terms derived from gang (noun)) · oxgang (terms derived from gang (noun)) · water-gang (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gang bang (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangboard (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangsome (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gang-fuck (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangleader (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangland (terms derived from gang (noun)) · ongang (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangstalk (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangmate (terms derived from gang (noun)) · intergang (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gang rape (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangmaster (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangplank (terms derived from gang (noun)) · antigang (terms derived from gang (noun)) · downgang (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangbusting (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangplow (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gang vocal (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gang-cask (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gang press (terms derived from gang (noun)) · Gangtide (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangish (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangshag (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangdom (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangsman (terms derived from gang (noun)) · outgang (terms derived from gang (noun)) · anti-gang (terms derived from gang (noun)) · ganger (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gang up (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gang cask (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gang signal (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gang-buster (terms derived from gang (noun)) · ganglord (terms derived from gang (noun)) · fastgang (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangbuster (terms derived from gang (noun)) · street gang (terms derived from gang (noun)) · cool and the gang (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gang-rider (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gang-rape (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangism (terms derived from gang (noun)) · nongang (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangpile (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangsaw (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangstalker (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gang switch (terms derived from gang (noun)) · swing gang (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangplough (terms derived from gang (noun)) · ganglike (terms derived from gang (noun)) · umgang (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gang shower (terms derived from gang (noun)) · withgang (terms derived from gang (noun)) · overgang (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gang sign (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gang member (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangmobile (terms derived from gang (noun)) · Gaang (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangsploitation (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangster (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gang-bang (terms derived from gang (noun)) · undergang (terms derived from gang (noun)) · upgang (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangway (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gangman (terms derived from gang (noun)) · watergang (terms derived from gang (noun)) · gang plank (terms derived from gang (noun)) · throughgang (terms derived from gang (noun))

Descendants

gang · gang · dgaîngue · แก๊ง · gang · geng · গ্যাং · gang · gäng · गैंग · gangue · ギャング

Hyponyms

urban gang (hyponyms of gang (noun)) · bridge gang (hyponyms of gang (noun)) · Scooby gang (hyponyms of gang (noun)) · press-gang (hyponyms of gang (noun)) · street gang (hyponyms of gang (noun)) · work gang (hyponyms of gang (noun)) · section gang (hyponyms of gang (noun)) · towzery gang (hyponyms of gang (noun)) · Gang of Four (hyponyms of gang (noun)) · cybergang (hyponyms of gang (noun)) · black gang (hyponyms of gang (noun)) · Gang of Five (hyponyms of gang (noun)) · road gang (hyponyms of gang (noun)) · A-gang (hyponyms of gang (noun))

Synonyms

outhouse (outhouse)

Translations (288)

tr çete (a company of persons) · es cuadrilla (criminal group with a common background) · ar عِصَابَة (a company of persons) · ja ギャング (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · sl tolpa (criminal group with a common background) · sl grupa (a company of persons) · es grupo ((electrics) a number of switches or other electrical devices wired into one unit and covered by one faceplate) · mi rōpū mahi (a company of labourers) · fr bande (criminal group with a common background) · es pandilla (a company of persons) · be вата́га (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · sk gang (criminal group with a common background) · uk ша́йка (criminal group with a common background) · sh дру̀жина (criminal group with a common background) · uk вата́га (criminal group with a common background) · ug توپ (a company of persons) · ko 조폭 (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · is gengi (a company of persons) · fr gang (a company of persons) · ga meitheal (a company of labourers) · sk banda (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · fr gang (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · uk ша́йка (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · de Bande (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · nl gang (a company of persons) · bg брига́да (a company of labourers) · is gengi (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · el συμμορία (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · fi joukko (a company of persons) · ru ба́нда (a company of persons) · lv banda (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · sv gäng (a company of persons) · sv arbetslag (a company of labourers) · cs gang (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · es banda (a company of persons) · sh ба̑нда (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · it ganga (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · hy ոհմակ (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · cs banda (a company of persons) · sh ба̑нда (criminal group with a common background) · ro bandă (a company of persons) · ru ша́йка (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · de Freundeskreis (a company of persons) · es mara (a company of persons) · sl banda (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · zh 組 /组 (a company of persons) · ar عِصَابَة (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · mi tokomatua (a company of persons) · ko 갱단 (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · mk дружина (criminal group with a common background) · ja ギャング (criminal group with a common background) · de Verbrecherbande (criminal group with a common background) · zh 黑幫 /黑帮 (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · fa گُروه (a company of persons) · co orda (a company of persons) · is hópur (a company of persons) · ja(a company of persons) · is gengi (a company of labourers) · be брыга́да (a company of labourers) · gl xuntoiro (a company of persons) · eo bando (a company of persons) · mi apū (a company of labourers) · es grupo (a company of persons) · bg ша́йка (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · fi jengi (a company of persons) · fi joukkio (a company of persons) · nl bende (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · de Clique (a company of persons) · th แก๊ง (a company of persons) · it banda (criminal group with a common background) · pt gangue (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · be згра́я (a company of persons) · cy criw (a company of persons) · fa گُروه (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · cs banda (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · ru ба́нда (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · ru ша́йка (a company of persons) · th แก๊ง (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · uz toʻp (a company of persons) · ko 폭력단 (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · fr bande (a company of persons) · zh 匪幫 /匪帮 (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · pl banda (criminal group with a common background) · pl ferajna (a company of persons) · pl banda (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · mn бүлэглэл (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · hu banda (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · ug گۇرۇھ (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · nl gang (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · ug گۇرۇھ (a company of persons) · fr gang (a company of persons) · sv arbetsgrupp (a company of labourers) · zh 幫 /帮 (criminal group with a common background) · is gengi (criminal group with a common background) · pl paczka (a company of persons) · vi kíp (a company of persons) · ja 一隊 (a company of persons) · mk дружина (a company of persons) · uz gurux (a company of persons) · be ба́нда (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · ja 集団 (a company of persons) · de Gangsterbande (criminal group with a common background) · zh 黨 /党 (a company of persons) · hi समूह (a company of persons) · ru вата́га (a company of persons) · th ก๊วน (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · bg ба́нда (a company of persons) · vi tốp (a company of persons) · it masnada (criminal group with a common background) · tg гурӯҳ (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · mi kēnge (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · sl banda (a company of persons) · ja ギャング (a company of persons) · gl banda (a company of persons) · bg ба́нда (criminal group with a common background) · uk вата́га (a company of persons) · bg котерия (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · sh bȃnda (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · my အသိုက် (a company of persons) · vi toán (a company of persons) · be ба́нда (criminal group with a common background) · vi đoàn (a company of persons) · sh bȃnda (criminal group with a common background) · vi băng đảng (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · ru ша́йка (criminal group with a common background) · ka ბანდა (a company of persons) · pt gangue (criminal group with a common background) · ko 패거리 (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · ru гру́ппа (a company of persons) · tr çete (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · ka ბრიგადა (a company of persons) · sl banda (criminal group with a common background) · bg ба́нда (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · be згра́я (criminal group with a common background) · la globus (a company of persons) · ru ба́нда (criminal group with a common background) · ja 暴力団 (a company of persons) · bg дружина (a company of labourers) · gl grupo (a company of persons) · uz banda (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · uk гру́па (a company of persons) · it orda (a company of persons) · es patota (criminal group with a common background) · mk брига́да (a company of labourers) · uk згра́я (criminal group with a common background) · ang hlōþ (criminal group with a common background) · uk згра́я (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · es mara (criminal group with a common background) · be ба́нда (a company of persons) · tl gang (a company of persons) · sv grupp (a company of persons) · fa دَسْتِه (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · fi jengi (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · be згра́я (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · hi गिरोह (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · pl gang (criminal group with a common background) · gu ધાડું (criminal group with a common background) · ko(group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · it torma (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · hy հրոսակախումբ (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · is vinnuflokkur (a company of labourers) · fi porukka (a company of persons) · uk ба́нда (a company of persons) · es cuadrilla (a company of persons) · sl tolpa (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · mi kēnga (criminal group with a common background) · kk топ (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · be ша́йка (criminal group with a common background) · cs banda (criminal group with a common background) · es gatada (criminal group with a common background) · uk згра́я (a company of persons) · fr gang (criminal group with a common background) · ky банда (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · ja 群れ (a company of persons) · ja 暴力団 (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · es cuadrilla (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · mk банда (criminal group with a common background) · pl banda (a company of persons) · sh drùžina (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · ko(criminal group with a common background) · mi kēnge (a company of persons) · bg гру́па (a company of persons) · es pandilla (criminal group with a common background) · my ဂိုဏ်း (a company of persons) · sh дру̀жина (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · et bande (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · mi kēnga (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · gl fato (a company of persons) · he כְּנוּפִיָה (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · pt grupo (a company of persons) · my ဂိုဏ်း (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · de Bande (a company of persons) · sl klapa (a company of persons) · it masnada (a company of persons) · gl cuadrilla (a company of labourers) · sk banda (a company of persons) · gl banda (criminal group with a common background) · nb gjeng (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · uk вата́га (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · cs parta (a company of persons) · it ghenga (a company of persons) · bg тайфа (criminal group with a common background) · lo ພວກ (a company of persons) · ka ბანდა (criminal group with a common background) · cs gang (criminal group with a common background) · sv gäng (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · pt bando (criminal group with a common background) · ru компа́ния (a company of persons) · pl gang (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · ru брига́да (a company of labourers) · sl tolpa (a company of persons) · ka ბრიგადა (a company of labourers) · gl banda (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · lo ສ້ວງໂຈນ (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · eu gaizkile-talde (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · fi jengi (criminal group with a common background) · vi băng (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · mk банда (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · ko 갱단 (criminal group with a common background) · uz gurux (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · ur گِروہ (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · sk gang (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · hy բանդա (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · zh 匪幫 /匪帮 (a company of persons) · fr bande (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · kk банда (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · ru артель (a company of labourers) · be ша́йка (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · zh 隊 /队 (a company of labourers) · pl szajka (criminal group with a common background) · is lið (a company of persons) · km បន (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · ro bandă (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · uk брига́да (a company of labourers) · sq bandë (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · sh drùžina (criminal group with a common background) · es mara ((electrics) a number of switches or other electrical devices wired into one unit and covered by one faceplate) · pt quadrilha (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · de Arbeitskolonne (a company of labourers) · de Gang (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · az banda (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · nl bende (a company of persons) · be ша́йка (a company of persons) · de Bande (criminal group with a common background) · de Gang (a course, path, track) · uk ба́нда (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · mi kēnge (criminal group with a common background) · de Arbeitsmannschaft (a company of labourers) · uk ба́нда (criminal group with a common background) · it banda (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · mk дружина (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · tg даста (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · de Arbeitstrupp (a company of labourers) · mi apū (a company of persons) · de Arbeitsgruppe (a company of labourers) · sk banda (criminal group with a common background) · es pandilla (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · th ก๊วน (a company of persons) · de Rotte (a company of persons) · bg ша́йка (criminal group with a common background) · da bande (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · pl szajka (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · zh 集團 /集团 (a company of persons) · fi kööri (a company of persons) · km កន (a company of persons) · ru брига́да (a company of persons) · be гру́па (a company of persons) · be вата́га (a company of persons) · el σπείρα (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · lt gauja (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · de Gang (criminal group with a common background) · hu banda (a company of persons) · eo bando (criminal group with a common background) · be вата́га (criminal group with a common background) · mr टोळी (a company of persons) · it cricca (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · mi rōpū (a company of persons) · ka ბანდა (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · uz shayka (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · vo lusog (a company of persons) · ka კომპანია (a company of persons) · bg тайфа (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · ang hlōþ (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · sl skupina (a company of persons) · he כְּנוּפִיָה (a company of persons) · ab абанда (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) · mi kēnga (a company of persons) · sv sällskap (a company of persons)

gang en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡæŋ/ without æ-raising
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɡɛ̃ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • /ˈɡeɪ̯ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • [ˈɡæŋ] without æ-raising
  • [ˈɡɛ̃ŋ] (Canada, US)
  • [ˈɡeɪ̯ŋ] (Canada, US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰóngʰos Proto-Germanic *gangaz Proto-West Germanic *gang Old English gang Middle English gang English gang From Middle English gang, from Old English gang (“a journey; way; passage”), from Proto-West Germanic *gang, from Proto-Germanic *gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from *ǵʰengʰ- (“to step; stride”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gong, Dutch gang, German Gang, Norwegian gang, Swedish gång, Icelandic gangur, Vedic Sanskrit जंहस् (jáṃhas).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To attach similar items together to form a larger unit.
    • Volume controls may be ganged to mode switches to provide maximum output […] 1981, Human Engineering Design Criteria for Military Systems, United States. Department of Defense, page 58:
    • When cutting the back cleats with the T-guide, first gang them together so all the marks on one side align. 1999 May, Rosario Capotosto, “Building a Bookcase”, in Popular Mechanics:
    • The chairs are usually ganged together using a variety of ganging or locking mechanisms to create rows and prevent the chairs from moving out of position. 2011, Corky Binggeli, Interior Graphic Standards: Student Edition, →ISBN, page 317:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
ganged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
ganged Tense=Past lexicographic
gangs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
ganging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

gang up · gang up on

gang en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡæŋ/ without æ-raising
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɡɛ̃ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • /ˈɡeɪ̯ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • [ˈɡæŋ] without æ-raising
  • [ˈɡɛ̃ŋ] (Canada, US)
  • [ˈɡeɪ̯ŋ] (Canada, US)

Etymology

See gan.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of gan.
    alt of gan

gang en · VERB · etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡæŋ/ without æ-raising
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɡɛ̃ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • /ˈɡeɪ̯ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • [ˈɡæŋ] without æ-raising
  • [ˈɡɛ̃ŋ] (Canada, US)
  • [ˈɡeɪ̯ŋ] (Canada, US)

Etymology

Shortening of gangbang.

Meanings

  1. Synonym of gangbang.
    • […] I’ve learned over the years that there's a thin line to tread to avoid fights or getting “ganged” when rejecting the sexual overtures of incarcerated women. Alarid, Leanne Fiftal (2000), “Sexual Assault and Coercion Among Incarcerated Women Prisoners: Excerpts From Prison Letters”, in The Prison Journal, volume 80, number 4, →DOI
    • He still liked the idea of them all ganging her [...] 1970, Richard Allen, Skinhead, New Eng. Lib., →ISBN, page 104; republished as Skinhead, Dean Street Press, 2015, →ISBN:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
gangs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
ganging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
ganged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
ganged Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

gangbang

gang en · NOUN · etymology 5

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡæŋ/ without æ-raising
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɡɛ̃ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • /ˈɡeɪ̯ŋ/ (Canada, US)
  • [ˈɡæŋ] without æ-raising
  • [ˈɡɛ̃ŋ] (Canada, US)
  • [ˈɡeɪ̯ŋ] (Canada, US)

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative form of gangue.
    alt of gangue

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
gangs Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

gang-gang