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gang

/ɡæŋ/

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verb

To go; walk; proceed.

Examples :

"The children ganged down the street after school. "

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noun

A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose.

Examples :

"The gang from our office is going out for drinks Friday night."

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A group of laborers under one foreman; a squad.

Examples :

"a gang of sailors; a railroad gang"

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A criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city.

Examples :

"a youth gang; a neighborhood gang; motorcycle gang."

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A group of criminals or alleged criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit.

Examples :

"The Winter Hill Gang was quite proficient at murdering rival mobsters in order to take over their rackets."

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A group of politicians united in furtherance of a political goal.

Examples :

"Not all members of the Gang of Six are consistent in their opposition to filibuster."

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noun

A chain gang.

Examples :

"The prisoners were forced to work in a gang, chained together. "

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A combination of similar tools or implements arranged so as, by acting together, to save time or labor; a set.

Examples :

"a gang of saws; a gang of plows."

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A set; all required for an outfit.

Examples :

"a new gang of stays."

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(electrics) A number of switches or other electrical devices wired into one unit and covered by one faceplate.

Examples :

"an outlet gang box; a double gang switch."

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(electrics) A group of wires attached as a bundle.

Examples :

"Do a drop for the telephone gang, then another drop for the Internet gang, both through the ceiling of the wiring closet."

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A going, journey; a course, path, track.

Examples :

"The hiking gang took a new trail through the woods. "

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An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

Examples :

"The old farmhouse had a small gang behind it for guests to use. "

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verb

To attach similar items together to form a larger unit.

Examples :

"The children ganged their colorful crayons together to create a long, vibrant drawing. "

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(obsolete outside Northumbria) To go.

Examples :

"The children were eager to gang to the park after school. "

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To participate in a gangbang.

Examples :

"We all got to gangbang the porn star."

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To beat one or a smaller amount of people as a gang.

Examples :

"The bullies in the school hallway ganged up on the smaller student. "

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verb

To belong to a gang; to commit criminal acts as part of a gang.

Examples :

"It broke my heart to see him out there gangbanging."

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The earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore.

Examples :

"The miners carefully separated the gang from the valuable ore. "

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