gang

Plural: gangs

Noun

• an association of criminals
  • "police tried to break up the gang"
• an informal body of friends
• an organized group of workmen
• tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together
• 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 criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city.
• A group of criminals or alleged criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit.
• A group of politicians united in furtherance of a political goal.
• A chain gang.
• A combination of similar tools or implements arranged so as, by acting together, to save time or labor; a set.
• A set; all required for an outfit.
• A number of switches or other electrical devices wired into one unit and covered by one faceplate.
• A group of wires attached as a bundle.
• A going, journey; a course, path, track.
• An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
• A term of address for a group, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice.
• Alternative form of gangue.

Verb

Verb Forms: ganged, ganging, gangs

• To form a group or to act as a group.
• act as an organized group
• To go; walk; proceed.
• To attach similar items together to form a larger unit.
• Pronunciation spelling of gan.
• Synonym of gangbang.

Examples

• Not all members of the Gang of Six are consistent in their opposition to filibuster.
• The Gang of Four was led by Jiang Qing, the fourth wife of Mao Zedong.
• The letters seemed to GANG up, preventing any good words.
• The Winter Hill Gang was quite proficient at murdering rival mobsters in order to take over their rackets.

Synonyms

bunch, crew, crowd, gang up, mob, pack, ring, work party, gangbang, outhouse

Anagrams of gang