gang | |
1. v. (intransitive, chiefly UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To go; walk; proceed. | |
2. n. (now chiefly dialectal) A going, journey; a course, path, track. | |
3. n. (obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory. | |
4. n. A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose. | |
the Gashouse Gang | |
The gang from our office is going out for drinks Friday night. | |
5. n. A group of laborers under one foreman; a squad. | |
a gang of sailors; a railroad gang. | |
6. n. A criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city. | |
a youth gang; a neighborhood gang; motorcycle gang. | |
7. n. A group of criminals or alleged criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit, or a group of politicians united in furtherance of a political goal. | |
the Winter Hill gang; the Gang of Four. | |
Not all members of the Gang of Six are consistent in their opposition to filibuster. | |
8. n. (US) A chain gang. | |
9. n. A combination of similar tools or implements arranged so as, by acting together, to save time or labor; a set. | |
a gang of saws; a gang of plows. | |
10. n. A set; all required for an outfit. | |
a new gang of stays. | |
11. n. (electrics) A number of switches or other electrical devices wired into one unit and covered by one faceplate. | |
an outlet gang box; a double gang switch. | |
12. n. (electrics) A group of wires attached as a bundle. | |
a gang of wires | |
Do a drop for the telephone gang, then another drop for the Internet gang, both through the ceiling of the wiring closet. | |
13. v. (intransitive) To band together as a group or gang. | |
"Let's gang up on them.". | |
14. v. to attach similar items together to form a larger unit. | |
15. v. (synonym of gangbang): to have sex with a single partner as a gang. | |
16. n. (mining) (alt form, gangue) | |