GANG


Meaning of GANG in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.