Gang
Definition of Gang
Pronunciation: găng | v. i. | 1. | To go; to walk. | | n. | 1. | A going; a course. | | 2. | A number going in company; hence, a company, or a number of persons associated for a particular purpose; a group of laborers under one foreman; a squad; as, a gang of sailors; a chain gang; a gang of thieves. | | 3. | A combination of similar implements arranged so as, by acting together, to save time or labor; a set; as, a gang of saws, or of plows. | | 4. | (Naut.) A set; all required for an outfit; as, a new gang of stays. | | 5. | (Mining) The mineral substance which incloses a vein; a matrix; a gangue. | | 6. | A group of teenagers or young adults forming a more or less formalized group associating for social purposes, in some cases requiring initiation rites to join; as, a teen gang; a youth gang; a street gang. | | 7. | A group of persons organized for criminal purposes; a criminal organization; as, the Parker gang. |
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