English Explanatory Dictionary

gang

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To go; walk; proceed.
noun
  1. A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose.
  2. A group of laborers under one foreman; a squad or workgang.
  3. A criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city.
  4. A group of criminals or alleged criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit.
  5. A group of politicians united in furtherance of a political goal.
  6. A chain gang.
  7. A combination of similar tools or implements arranged so as, by acting together, to save time or labor; a set.
  8. A set; all required for an outfit.
  9. A number of switches or other electrical devices wired into one unit and covered by one faceplate.
  10. A group of wires attached as a bundle.
  11. A going, journey; a course, path, track.
  12. An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
verb
  1. To attach similar items together to form a larger unit.
verb
  1. Pronunciation spelling of gan.
verb
  1. Synonym of gangbang.
noun
  1. Alternative form of gangue.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡæŋ/ [ˈɡæŋ] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gang.wav /ˈɡeɪ̯ŋ/ [ˈɡeɪ̯ŋ] /ˈɡɛ̃ŋ/ [ˈɡɛ̃ŋ]

Word forms

gang gangs ganging ganged gan

Etymology

From Middle English gangen, from Old English gangan (“to go, walk, turn out”), from Proto-West Germanic *gangan, from Proto-Germanic *ganganą (“to go, walk”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ- (“to step, walk”). Cognate with Scots gang (“to go on foot, walk”), Swedish gånga (“to walk, go”), Faroese ganga (“to walk”), Icelandic ganga (“to walk, go”), Norwegian Nynorsk ganga (“to walk, go”), Vedic Sanskrit जंहस् (jáṃhas). Ultimately related to Etymology 2, which see below.

Synonyms

outhouse gangbang

Related words

gang-gang

Derived words

back-ganging gang alow gang-by ganger gang gizzen gang gleyed gangling gang one's gait gangplank gangrel gangway anti-gang antigang cool and the gang downgang fastgang Gaang gang bang gang-bang gangboard gang box gangbuster gang-buster gangbusting gang-cask gang cask gangdom gang-fuck gangish gangism gangland gangleader ganglike gangline ganglord gangman gangmaster gangmate gang member gangmobile gangpile gang plank gang-plank gangplough gangplow gang press gang rape gang-rape gang rapist gang-rider gangsaw gangshag gang show gang shower gang sign gang signal gangsman gangsome gangsploitation gangstalk
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