gangnoun [ C, + sing/pl verb ]
uk/ɡæŋ/us/ɡæŋ/B2 a group of young people, especially young men, who spend time together, often fighting with other groups and behaving badly:
Fights among rival gangs account for most murders in the city.
B2 a group of criminals who work together:
a gang of armed robbers
C2 informal a group of friends:
I've made friends at my new school, but I miss the old gang.
I went out with the usual gang from college on Friday night.
a group of workers or prisoners who work together:
a gang of labourers
More examples
- The gang drove off, with the police in hot pursuit.
- He is believed to have been shot by a rival gang in revenge for the shootings last week.
- The gang admitted they had committed four recent bank robberies.
- The police demanded that the gang surrender their weapons.
- A gang of schoolchildren were waiting outside the shop.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Groups of people
- alliance
- an
- assemblage
- band
- bee
- corps
- crop
- galaxy
- ginger group
- group
- grouping
- harem
- quarter
- stable
- threesome
- throng
- tribe
- triumvirate
- vintage
- wing
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Criminals - general words
Friends, acquaintances & contemporaries
Workers in general