1gang1 (ɡæŋ
)
Definitions
noun
- a group of people who associate together or act as an organized body, esp for criminal or illegal purposes
- an organized group of workmen
- a herd of buffaloes or elks or a pack of wild dogs
- New Zealand a group of shearers who travel to different shearing sheds, shearing, classing, and baling wool
- a series of similar tools arranged to work simultaneously in parallel
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a gang saw
verb
- to form into, become part of, or act as a gang
- (tr) electronics to mount (two or more components, such as variable capacitors) on the same shaft, permitting adjustment by a single control
See also
gang upAlternative Forms
ganged adjectiveWord Origin
Old English gang journey; related to Old Norse gangr, Old High German gang, Sanskrit jangha footSynonyms
View thesaurus entrygangue or gang(ɡæŋ)
Definitions
noun
- valueless and undesirable material, such as quartz in small quantities, in an ore
Word Origin
C19: from French gangue, from German Gang vein of metal, course; see gangC19: from French from German vein of metal, course; see 1Translations
- British English:
gang
A gang is a group of people who join together for some purpose, often criminal.ɡæŋ NOUN
- Spanish:
pandilla
nf
- French:
groupe
nm
- German:
Bande
nf
- Chinese: 团伙 n
- Arabic: عِصَابَة n
- Portuguese: gang nf
- Russian: банда nf
- Croatian: banda nf
- Czech: gang nm
- Danish: bande nutr
- Dutch: bende n
- Finnish: jengi n
- Greek: συμμορία nf
- Italian: banda nf
- Japanese: ギャング n
- Korean: 갱 n
- Norwegian: gjeng nm
- Polish: gang nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: gangue nf
- European Spanish:
pandilla
nf
- Swedish: gäng nnt
- Thai: สมัครพรรคพวก n
- Turkish: çete n
- Vietnamese: băng nhóm n
Usage examples
There was an exchange of fire which only two of the pirate gang survived.
, INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)Since the gang returned to England, newspaper diaries have rumoured an engagement.
Country Life (2004)He was part of the little gang of boys from the Hazel Estates who knew Graham.
Globe and Mail (2003)Back at the chain gang 's annual lunch they're busy passing round jugs of wine.
Glasgow Herald (2001)They had seen some pretty cataclysmic cock-ups in their time, but nothing like the exit of the Santer gang.
, LEND ME YOUR EARS (2003)