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Gang
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
gangs
Examples
The neighborhood has been plagued by gang violence for years.
02
an informal group of friends or companions
Examples
The gang met every Friday to play basketball.
03
an organized group of workers assigned to perform a specific task together
Examples
A gang of laborers repaired the road overnight.
04
a set of tools or implements arranged to function together as a single unit
Examples
The machinist used a gang of drills for faster production.
to gang
01
to act together as an organized group, often with a shared purpose
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
gang
3rd person singular
gangs
Present participle
ganging
Past simple
ganged
Past participle
ganged
Examples
The workers ganged to complete the heavy lifting quickly.
