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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gang up vb - often followed by on or against: informal to combine in a group (against)
gang1 /gæŋ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a group or band:a gang of sightseers.
- a group of youngsters who associate closely with each other, esp. such a group engaging in antisocial behavior:street gangs.
- a group of persons associated for some criminal purpose:terrorist gangs.
- a group of people with similar tastes or interests:throwing a party for the gang I bowl with.
- a group of persons working together:a gang of laborers.
v. - gang up:
- [~ + on/against + object] to combine against:Her three brothers were always ganging up on her.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gang-up (gang′up′),USA pronunciation n. - an act of ganging up or uniting in opposition to someone or something.
- noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase gang up (on) 1935–40
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gang1 (gang),USA pronunciation n. - a group or band:A gang of boys gathered around the winning pitcher.
- a group of youngsters or adolescents who associate closely, often exclusively, for social reasons, esp. such a group engaging in delinquent behavior.
- a group of people with compatible tastes or mutual interests who gather together for social reasons:I'm throwing a party for the gang I bowl with.
- a group of persons working together;
squad;
shift:a gang of laborers. - a group of persons associated for some criminal or other antisocial purpose:a gang of thieves.
- a set of tools, electronic components or circuits, oars, etc., arranged to work together or simultaneously.
- a group of identical or related items.
v.t. - to arrange in groups or sets;
form into a gang:to gang illustrations for more economical printing on one sheet. - to attack in a gang.
v.i. - to form or act as a gang:Cutthroats who gang together hang together.
- gang up on, [Informal.](of a number of persons) to unite in opposition to (a person);
combine against:The bigger boys ganged up on the smaller ones in the schoolyard.
- 1300–50; Middle English; Old English gang, gong manner of going, way, passage; cognate with Old High German gang, Old Norse gangr, Gothic gagg; compare gang2
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged company, crowd, crew; party, set, clique, coterie.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged team.
gang2 (gang),USA pronunciation v.i. [Chiefly Scot. and North Eng.]- Scottish Termsto walk or go.
- bef. 900; Middle English gangen, Old English gangan, gongan; cognate with Old High German gangan, Old Norse ganga, Gothic gaggan; compare gang1, noun, nominal derivative from same base
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