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press-gang
press-gang (prĕs′găng′)tr.v. press-ganged, press-gang·ing, press-gangs 1. To force into military or naval service.2. To force or coerce: "press-ganging a consumer into buying something he doesn't want" (Feona McEwan).press′-gang` n. a body of persons under the command of an officer, formerly employed to impress others for service, esp. in the military. [1685–95] press′-gang`, v.t. press-gang Past participle: press-ganged Gerund: press-ganging
Imperative |
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press-gang | press-gang |
Present |
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I press-gang | you press-gang | he/she/it press-gangs | we press-gang | you press-gang | they press-gang |
Preterite |
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I press-ganged | you press-ganged | he/she/it press-ganged | we press-ganged | you press-ganged | they press-ganged |
Present Continuous |
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I am press-ganging | you are press-ganging | he/she/it is press-ganging | we are press-ganging | you are press-ganging | they are press-ganging |
Present Perfect |
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I have press-ganged | you have press-ganged | he/she/it has press-ganged | we have press-ganged | you have press-ganged | they have press-ganged |
Past Continuous |
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I was press-ganging | you were press-ganging | he/she/it was press-ganging | we were press-ganging | you were press-ganging | they were press-ganging |
Past Perfect |
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I had press-ganged | you had press-ganged | he/she/it had press-ganged | we had press-ganged | you had press-ganged | they had press-ganged |
Future |
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I will press-gang | you will press-gang | he/she/it will press-gang | we will press-gang | you will press-gang | they will press-gang |
Future Perfect |
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I will have press-ganged | you will have press-ganged | he/she/it will have press-ganged | we will have press-ganged | you will have press-ganged | they will have press-ganged |
Future Continuous |
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I will be press-ganging | you will be press-ganging | he/she/it will be press-ganging | we will be press-ganging | you will be press-ganging | they will be press-ganging |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been press-ganging | you have been press-ganging | he/she/it has been press-ganging | we have been press-ganging | you have been press-ganging | they have been press-ganging |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been press-ganging | you will have been press-ganging | he/she/it will have been press-ganging | we will have been press-ganging | you will have been press-ganging | they will have been press-ganging |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been press-ganging | you had been press-ganging | he/she/it had been press-ganging | we had been press-ganging | you had been press-ganging | they had been press-ganging |
Conditional |
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I would press-gang | you would press-gang | he/she/it would press-gang | we would press-gang | you would press-gang | they would press-gang |
Past Conditional |
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I would have press-ganged | you would have press-ganged | he/she/it would have press-ganged | we would have press-ganged | you would have press-ganged | they would have press-ganged | Translations EncyclopediaSeeimpressment |