plural gangs
1
: group: such as
a
: a group of persons working to unlawful or antisocial ends
especially
: a band of antisocial adolescents
b
: a group of persons working together
2
: a group of persons having informal and usually close social relations
watching TV with the gang
3
a
: a set of articles : outfit
a gang of oars
b
: a combination of similar implements or devices arranged for convenience to act together
a gang of saws
ganged; ganging; gangs
1
: to attack (a person) as a gang
They ganged him and took his money.
2
a
: to assemble (mechanical or electronic parts) so that they may be operated simultaneously as a group
Potentiometers are often ganged together so that the resistance in several circuits can be changed simultaneously.—
Richard Fowler
Richard Fowler
b
: to arrange or produce (something, such as pages of typeset material) together as a unit
… ganged the printing of 2000 cards to achieve a cost-efficient price per card of 38 cents.—Vilma Barr
—often used with upVilma BarrWhere decals are large they may be printed singly; where small, more than one may be ganged up on one screen to save effort and to produce more copies in one impression.—Albert Kosloff
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Examples of gang in a Sentence
Noun
a gang of drug dealers
He is in a gang.
He was shot by a member of a rival gang.
the gang at the office
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Sarah Hagi, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
Kamp previously worked as a shift commander, gang enforcement sergeant and homicide detective for the Phoenix Police Department.
—Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2022
Above all, the event serves as a venue for face-to-face connections among collectors – a place to gang together for wrist shots – that will be extra intense this year due to pent up desire after missing a year because of Covid.
—Carol Besler, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021
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Noun
This time, Bronwyn and her husband, Todd, are taking the gang to Palm Springs for their 15th wedding anniversary.
—Sarah Hagi, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
Kamp previously worked as a shift commander, gang enforcement sergeant and homicide detective for the Phoenix Police Department.
—Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
Barbaro, who has modeled phenomena ranging from fish migrations to gang territorial disputes, says the Pamplona data could help calibrate models for stressed crowds to aid architectural design and evacuation planning.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2022
Above all, the event serves as a venue for face-to-face connections among collectors – a place to gang together for wrist shots – that will be extra intense this year due to pent up desire after missing a year because of Covid.
—Carol Besler, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021
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“Gang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gang. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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gang
1 of 2 noun1
: two or more tools or devices arranged to work together
2
: a group of persons working or going about together
3
: a group of persons associated together to do something illegal
4
: a group of friends
gang
2 of 2 verb
: to form into or move or act as a gang
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