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The Meaning of gang

  • (v. i.) To go; to walk.
  • (v. i.) A going; a course.
  • (v. i.) A number going in company; hence, a company, or a number of persons associated for a particular purpose; a group of laborers under one foreman; a squad; as, a gang of sailors; a chain gang; a gang of thieves.
  • (v. i.) A combination of similar implements arranged so as, by acting together, to save time or labor; a set; as, a gang of saws, or of plows.
  • (v. i.) A set; all required for an outfit; as, a new gang of stays.
  • (v. i.) The mineral substance which incloses a vein; a matrix; a gangue.

Synonyms

pack , ring , mob , crowd , crew , bunch , crew , work party , gang up

Homophones

gangue

Rhymes

ang , bang , bhang , boomerang , cangue , chang , chiang , chuang , clang , dang , drang , durang , fang , gangue , hang , harangue , hwang , jang , kang , klang , kuomintang , lang , lange , li-kang , liang , mang , mustang , nanchang , nang , overhang , pang , prang , pyongyang , rang , sang , schlang , shang , shenyang , siang , slang , spang , sprang , stang , strang , tang , tsiang , vang , wang , whang , wolfgang , xinjiang , yang , ylang-ylang , zang , zhang , ziyang