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gang

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ɡæŋ/

Forms: gangs

gang means: A group of people who commit crimes together.

noun

CRIMINAL GROUPB1

A group of people who commit crimes together.

  • Police arrested the gang’s leader.
  • Two rival gangs fought over the area.
  • He joined a street gang when he was young.

Common phrases: criminal gang, gang member, street gang, armed gang

FRIEND GROUPB1

A group of friends or people who spend time together; also a friendly way to address them.

  • The whole gang came to dinner.
  • Hey, gang, shall we go outside?
  • I met the old gang after work.

Similar words: group, crowd

Common phrases: the whole gang, our gang, hey gang, gang of friends

verb

JOIN AGAINSTB2

To join other people in opposing or attacking someone, usually unfairly.

  • They always gang up on me.
  • The children ganged up against their new teacher.
  • Why are you all ganging up on her?

How to use it: gang up on someone (The older children ganged up on him.); gang up against someone/something (Several neighbours ganged up against the proposal.)

Similar words: band together, team up

Common phrases: gang up, gang up against, gang up on

Questions about gang

What does gang mean?

A group of people who commit crimes together.

What is gang in other languages?

Türkçe: çete · Español: banda · Français: gang · Deutsch: Bande · Italiano: banda · 日本語: ギャング

How do you pronounce gang?

It is pronounced /ɡæŋ/.

How do you use gang in a sentence?

Police arrested the gang’s leader. Two rival gangs fought over the area.

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