GANG

Gang

A gang is a group of recurrently associating individuals or close friends with identifiable leadership and internal organization, identifying with or claiming control over territory in a community, and engaging either individually or collectively in violent or other forms of illegal behavior. Some criminal gang members are "jumped in" or have to prove their loyalty by committing acts such as theft or violence. Although gangs exist internationally, there is a greater level of study and knowledgeable information of gangs specifically in the United States. A member of a gang is called a gangster.

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gang

Noun

  1. A going, journey; a course, path, track
  2. A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose
    the Gashouse Gang.
    The gang from our office is going out for drinks Friday night.
  3. a group of laborers under one foreman; a squad
    a gang of sailors; a railroad gang.
  4. A criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city.
    a youth gang; a neighborhood gang; motorcycle gang.
  5. A group of criminals or alleged criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit, or a group of politicians united in furtherance of a political goal.
    the Winter Hill gang; the Gang of Four.
    Not all members of the Gang of Six are consistent in their opposition to filibuster.
  6. A chain gang.
  7. A combination of similar tools or implements arranged so as, by acting together, to save time or labor; a set
    a gang of saws; a gang of plows.
  8. A set; all required for an outfit
    a new gang of stays.
  9. A number of switches or other electrical devices wired into one unit and covered by one faceplate.
    an outlet gang box; a double gang switch.
  10. A group of wires attached as a bundle;
    a gang of wires.
    Do a drop for the telephone gang, then another drop for the internet gang, both through the ceiling of the wiring closet.
  11. The mineral substance which incloses a vein; a matrix; a gangue.

Verb

  1. To go; walk; proceed.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To band together as a group or gang.
    "Let's gang up on them."

Verb (etymology 3)



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