PRESS-GANG


Meaning of PRESS-GANG in English

/pres"gang'/ , v.t.

1. to force (a person) into military or naval service.

2. to coerce (a person) into taking a certain action, political stand, etc.: to be press-ganged into endorsing a candidate.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .