gang1
n.
- an organized group of criminals or disorderly young people.
▸informal a group of people who regularly associate together.
▸an organized group of manual labourers.
- a set of switches, sockets, or other devices grouped together.
v.
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(gang together)
form a group or gang.
▸
(gang up)
join together, typically in order to intimidate someone.
- arrange (electrical devices or machines) together to work in coordination.
Etymology
OE, from ON gangr, ganga ‘gait, course, going’, of Gmc origin; rel. to gang2.
gang2
Phrase
- gang agley
(of a plan) go wrong.
Etymology
OE gangan, of Gmc origin; rel. to go1.