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Gang   /gæŋ/   Listen
Gang

noun
1.
An association of criminals.  Synonyms: mob, pack, ring.  "A pack of thieves"
2.
An informal body of friends.  Synonyms: bunch, crew, crowd.
3.
An organized group of workmen.  Synonyms: crew, work party.
4.
Tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together.
verb
1.
Act as an organized group.  Synonym: gang up.



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"Gang" Quotes from Famous Books



... Bruce, in a friendly tone. He was puzzled by the old man's question, having recognized him as a second cook for the steel-laying gang. ...
— Lost In The Air • Roy J. Snell

... the door-jamb stretched his arms and his mouth in a relaxing yawn. "Say, fellow, I wasn't worryin' none about yore life. I was plumb anxious for a moment about Dud Hollister's. If old Colorow's gang had begun on you they certainly wouldn't 'a' quit without takin' my topknot for a souvenir of an evenin' when a pleasant time was had by all." He yawned a second time. "What say? Let's hit the hay. I don't aim for to do no ridin' ...
— The Fighting Edge • William MacLeod Raine

... everything of that sort being done without Mark's knowledge, and by the second-mate's orders. The former was on the forecastle, waiting the proper moment to anchor; while all of the after-part of the ship was at the mercy of the second-mate, and a gang of the people, whom that ...
— The Crater • James Fenimore Cooper

... brave fellow," said the woman. "They would have had the lady's purse and watch if it hadn't been for him. They were a gang, and a rough one, ...
— Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes - Detective Stories • Various

... and look at them. If I'm not mistaken, my boy, we shall run to earth the gang who are flooding the country with the most dangerous counterfeit known, at the same time that we bag the murderers. Do you think you could lead me to the ...
— Messenger No. 48 • James Otis


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