gang

IPA: gˈæŋ

noun

  • 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.
  • (US) 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.
  • (electrics) A number of switches or other electrical devices wired into one unit and covered by one faceplate.
  • (electrics) A group of wires attached as a bundle.
  • (now chiefly dialectal) A going, journey; a course, path, track.
  • (obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  • (African-American Vernacular, used in the vocative) A term of address for a group, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice.
  • (mining) Alternative form of gangue [(mining) The earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore.]

verb

  • (intransitive, Northern England, Scotland) To go; walk; proceed.
  • (transitive) To attach similar items together to form a larger unit.
  • Synonym of gangbang
  • Pronunciation spelling of gan. [(Northumbria) To go.]
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