gang
noun
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Definition of gang
(Entry 1 of 3)
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
3a
: 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
gang
verb (1)
ganged;
ganging;
gangs
Definition of gang (Entry 2 of 3)
1a
: to assemble or operate simultaneously as a group
b
: to arrange in or produce as a gang
2
: to attack in a gang
Hoodlums ganged him and took his money.
: to move or act as a gang
Her opponents ganged together to oppose her nomination.
— see also gang up
gang
verb (2)
ganged;
ganging;
gangs
Definition of gang (Entry 3 of 3)
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Synonyms for gang
Synonyms: Noun
army, band, brigade, company, crew, outfit, party, platoon, squad, team
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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
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
This continues to drive Central Americans to our borders to seek refuge from gangs and militias. — John Delaney, Fortune, "John Delaney: My Plan for Stabilizing Central America and Ending Our Border Crisis," 24 Aug. 2019 Amid reports that rival gangs in Monterrey stopped fighting only at the sound of cumbia, the writer Carlos Monsiváis dubbed Mr. Piña ‘‘the accordionist of Hamelin,’’ a reference to the Pied Piper whose music lured away rats. — Harrison Smith, BostonGlobe.com, "Celso Piña, Mexican cumbia artist and ‘accordion rebel,’ dies at 66," 22 Aug. 2019 They are concentrated in deprived areas, which are also home to gangs, says Simon Harding of the University of West London. — The Economist, "A British anti-knife drive comes home to roost," 22 Aug. 2019 In a previous hearing, his attorney, Bradford Cohen, said the rapper faced threats from gangs and other rivals. — CBS News, "Kodak Black pleads guilty to federal weapons charges," 22 Aug. 2019 Mexico is a major transit point for cocaine en route to the United States, and trafficking gangs have grown in size and power thanks to the vast profits of the trade. — Jack Guy, CNN, "Mexican court says cocaine use is legal -- for two people," 21 Aug. 2019 The Hills: New Beginnings, 2019 Jenner and (most of) the original Hills gang are back and ready to relive their glory days, while tackling their present-day problems. — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE.com, "A Look Back at Birthday Boy Brody Jenner's Reality Show History," 21 Aug. 2019 Amid these complex developments and realities, gangs emerged. — Don Pinnock, Quartz Africa, "Cape Town’s bloody gang violence is deeply rooted in its racist history," 16 Aug. 2019 Petzing, who works at the nonprofit Immigration Counseling Service, said her cases there typically involved a fight and either the presence of a weapon, usually displayed rather than used, or an accusation of gang affiliation. — Nina Shapiro, The Seattle Times, "‘I didn’t know where to look for him’: ICE ships kids across the country to Pacific Northwest jails," 5 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
And yet the oscillators responded differently to identical conditions, some ganging together while the rest went their own way, as if not coupled to anything at all. — Natalie Wolchover, WIRED, "The Math of How Crickets, Starlings, and Neurons Sync Up," 7 Apr. 2019 This inexplicably trendy office design has employees ganged together in close quarters, sharing rows of desks and workstations, with no physical boundaries or privacy. — Jonas Downey, Quartz at Work, "How my colleagues and I stay sane in our open office," 22 Aug. 2019 And yet the oscillators responded differently to identical conditions, some ganging together while the rest went their own way, as if not coupled to anything at all. — Natalie Wolchover, WIRED, "The Math of How Crickets, Starlings, and Neurons Sync Up," 7 Apr. 2019 And yet the oscillators responded differently to identical conditions, some ganging together while the rest went their own way, as if not coupled to anything at all. — Natalie Wolchover, WIRED, "The Math of How Crickets, Starlings, and Neurons Sync Up," 7 Apr. 2019 And yet the oscillators responded differently to identical conditions, some ganging together while the rest went their own way, as if not coupled to anything at all. — Natalie Wolchover, WIRED, "The Math of How Crickets, Starlings, and Neurons Sync Up," 7 Apr. 2019 And yet the oscillators responded differently to identical conditions, some ganging together while the rest went their own way, as if not coupled to anything at all. — Quanta Magazine, "Scientists Discover Exotic New Patterns of Synchronization," 4 Apr. 2019 Such engines can run solo but are typically ganged together in groups of two to four. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "Skip the Seasickness: How Boats Are Getting More Tech-Savvy," 28 June 2018 Gyrostabilization is used in commercial shipping, military vessels and cost-is-no-object megayachts, and the devices are easily ganged together. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "Skip the Seasickness: How Boats Are Getting More Tech-Savvy," 28 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gang.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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