I. ˈgaŋ intransitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gangan; akin to Lithuanian žengti to stride
Date: before 12th century
Scottish : go
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English, walking, journey, from Old English; akin to Old English gangan
Date: 15th century
1.
a.
(1) : a set of articles : outfit
a gang of oars
(2) : a combination of similar implements or devices arranged for convenience to act together
a gang of saws
b. : group : as
(1) : a group of persons working together
(2) : a group of persons working to unlawful or antisocial ends ; especially : a band of antisocial adolescents
2. : a group of persons having informal and usually close social relations
watching TV with the gang
III. verb
Date: 1856
transitive verb
1.
a. : to assemble or operate simultaneously as a group
b. : to arrange in or produce as a gang
2. : to attack in a gang
intransitive verb
: to move or act as a gang