Gang
noun
A group of people who often hear together and have shared objectives.
My cousin and his gang play soccer every weekend.
Often appears as...
- gang of thieves
- gang member
noun
An organized group of criminals.
The city's police is fighting with local gangs.
Often appears as...
- gang violence
- street gang
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Disapproving
noun
A set of switches, sockets, or other devices grouped together.
The electrician fixed a new gang of plug sockets in the kitchen.
Often appears as...
- gang box
- gang switch
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Technical
verb
To come or band together for a common purpose.
They ganged up against the new supervisor.
Often appears as...
- gang up on
- gang together
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Disapproving
noun
A group of people who often hear together and have shared objectives.
My cousin and his gang play soccer every weekend.
Often appears as...
- gang of thieves
- gang member
noun
An organized group of criminals.
The city's police is fighting with local gangs.
Often appears as...
- gang violence
- street gang
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A set of switches, sockets, or other devices grouped together.
The electrician fixed a new gang of plug sockets in the kitchen.
Often appears as...
- gang box
- gang switch
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To come or band together for a common purpose.
They ganged up against the new supervisor.
Often appears as...
- gang up on
- gang together
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Social Group
Used to describe a casual group of friends or people with a common interest.
Let's meet up with the gang at the café later.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Use
Common in informal language, 'gang' implies familiarity or friendship among the group.
Our gang always hangs out on Fridays.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
When referring to a non-criminal group, 'gang' has a positive, inclusive feeling.
The whole gang got together to celebrate.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Group
Used to describe a casual group of friends or people with a common interest.
Let's meet up with the gang at the café later.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Use
Common in informal language, 'gang' implies familiarity or friendship among the group.
Our gang always hangs out on Fridays.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
When referring to a non-criminal group, 'gang' has a positive, inclusive feeling.
The whole gang got together to celebrate.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Group
Used to describe a casual group of friends or people with a common interest.
Let's meet up with the gang at the café later.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Use
Common in informal language, 'gang' implies familiarity or friendship among the group.
Our gang always hangs out on Fridays.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
When referring to a non-criminal group, 'gang' has a positive, inclusive feeling.
The whole gang got together to celebrate.
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Video examples
The history of tattoos -...
added decoration to their penal tattoos, with designs borrowed from woodblock prints, popular literature and mythical spirtual iconography. Yakuza gangs viewed their outsider tattoos as signs of lifelong loyalty and courage. After all, they lasted forever and it really hurt to get them.
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Top 5 Killer Crocodile...
there seems to be a whole gang that are trying to force the crops off while they tear this thing to pieces so it's pretty primeval hippos and crocodiles normally coexist peacefully but crocs will take every opportunity to prey on a weak animal or scavenge a dead one
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Hippo Fights Crocodiles...
There seems to be a whole gang trying to force the crocs off while they tear this thing to pieces. It's pretty primeval. Hippos and crocodiles normally coexist peacefully, but crocs will take every opportunity to prey on a weak animal or scavenge a dead one.
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Greatest Fights In The...
there seems to be a whole gang that are trying to force the crops off while they tear this thing into pieces so it's pretty primeval hippos and crocodiles normally coexist peacefully but crocs will take every opportunity to prey on a weak animal
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The freakonomics of...
a unique opportunity to go inside a gang -- to see the actual books, the financial records of the gang -- that the answer turns out not to be that being in the gang was a glamorous life. But I think, more realistically, that being in a gang --
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Violence is a failure of...
to get the husband to sit down with the wife to get the gangs and the police in the same room to get governments and terrorists to talk to one another so all these elements are really important for how people are able to stop violence in
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Prison Nation PIPE National...
they are the people society fears most a world of violence and coercion gang wars and bloody riots it's an entire nation behind bars a prison nation with numbers
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5 Reasons Ants Are...
to lash the leaves together gangs of workers pull as one bridges are built helping ants move quickly around the site
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Ants Use Grubs as Glue...
to lash the leaves together gangs of workers pull as one bridges are built helping ants move quickly around the site
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Jeffrey Brown: How we...
I've learned some of my most important life lessons from drug dealers and gang members and prostitutes,
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The history of tattoos -...
added decoration to their penal tattoos, with designs borrowed from woodblock prints, popular literature and mythical spirtual iconography. Yakuza gangs viewed their outsider tattoos as signs of lifelong loyalty and courage. After all, they lasted forever and it really hurt to get them.
Video examples
Top 5 Killer Crocodile...
there seems to be a whole gang that are trying to force the crops off while they tear this thing to pieces so it's pretty primeval hippos and crocodiles normally coexist peacefully but crocs will take every opportunity to prey on a weak animal or scavenge a dead one
Video examples
Hippo Fights Crocodiles...
There seems to be a whole gang trying to force the crocs off while they tear this thing to pieces. It's pretty primeval. Hippos and crocodiles normally coexist peacefully, but crocs will take every opportunity to prey on a weak animal or scavenge a dead one.
Video examples
Greatest Fights In The...
there seems to be a whole gang that are trying to force the crops off while they tear this thing into pieces so it's pretty primeval hippos and crocodiles normally coexist peacefully but crocs will take every opportunity to prey on a weak animal
Video examples
The freakonomics of...
a unique opportunity to go inside a gang -- to see the actual books, the financial records of the gang -- that the answer turns out not to be that being in the gang was a glamorous life. But I think, more realistically, that being in a gang --
Video examples
Violence is a failure of...
to get the husband to sit down with the wife to get the gangs and the police in the same room to get governments and terrorists to talk to one another so all these elements are really important for how people are able to stop violence in
Video examples
Prison Nation PIPE National...
they are the people society fears most a world of violence and coercion gang wars and bloody riots it's an entire nation behind bars a prison nation with numbers
Video examples
5 Reasons Ants Are...
to lash the leaves together gangs of workers pull as one bridges are built helping ants move quickly around the site
Video examples
Ants Use Grubs as Glue...
to lash the leaves together gangs of workers pull as one bridges are built helping ants move quickly around the site
Video examples
Jeffrey Brown: How we...
I've learned some of my most important life lessons from drug dealers and gang members and prostitutes,
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Jerry Hall
American Model
I'm one of five sisters. I'm the younger of twins, and we're the youngest of five girls, and we've always been very close. We were pretty much a gang. I take after my mother a lot in terms of personality and character. She was very positive; always looked on the bright side of things. She had a tough time of it with my dad but did her best.
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Steven Seagal
American Actor
Most of the kids that I meet in the street are serious hardened criminals that I meet in the street, never had a mother and a father to love them, to protect them, to teach them right from wrong and lead them out of crime and gangs and stuff like that.
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Lucas Moura
Brazilian Athlete
It was very difficult when I was young because there are problems with violence, gangs, guns, drugs - a criminal life. I had friends that choose a criminal life. Some of them are in prison, and some of them are dead. They chose the bad way.
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Haniel Long
American Author
A gang is the same as a wolf pack; gang members do not use their energies in friendship with one another, for they do not know what friendship is. If they are united, it is by the common bond of a desire to attack their world.
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Sergei Polunin
Once I went back to my old city and saw my best friend from childhood walking around with a gang, looking cool. I think I missed out by never having that street life doing stupid things.
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Penn Jillette
American Entertainer
Democracy without respect for individual rights sucks. It's just ganging up against the weird kid, and I'm always the weird kid.
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Greg Boyle
American Clergyman
Me wanting a gang member to have a different life would never be the same as that gang member wanting to have one.
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Richard Cabral
Mexican Actor
Just like the rest of the world, I became a product of my environment, and this environment was gang culture.
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Andy Ruiz Jr.
American Athlete
Boxing saved my life. There were a lot of gangs and I was hanging around with the wrong people.
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Mickey Mantle
American Baseball Player
A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.
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Jerry Hall
American Model
I'm one of five sisters. I'm the younger of twins, and we're the youngest of five girls, and we've always been very close. We were pretty much a gang. I take after my mother a lot in terms of personality and character. She was very positive; always looked on the bright side of things. She had a tough time of it with my dad but did her best.
Quote examples
Steven Seagal
American Actor
Most of the kids that I meet in the street are serious hardened criminals that I meet in the street, never had a mother and a father to love them, to protect them, to teach them right from wrong and lead them out of crime and gangs and stuff like that.
Quote examples
Lucas Moura
Brazilian Athlete
It was very difficult when I was young because there are problems with violence, gangs, guns, drugs - a criminal life. I had friends that choose a criminal life. Some of them are in prison, and some of them are dead. They chose the bad way.
Quote examples
Haniel Long
American Author
A gang is the same as a wolf pack; gang members do not use their energies in friendship with one another, for they do not know what friendship is. If they are united, it is by the common bond of a desire to attack their world.
Quote examples
Sergei Polunin
Once I went back to my old city and saw my best friend from childhood walking around with a gang, looking cool. I think I missed out by never having that street life doing stupid things.
Quote examples
Penn Jillette
American Entertainer
Democracy without respect for individual rights sucks. It's just ganging up against the weird kid, and I'm always the weird kid.
Quote examples
Greg Boyle
American Clergyman
Me wanting a gang member to have a different life would never be the same as that gang member wanting to have one.
Quote examples
Richard Cabral
Mexican Actor
Just like the rest of the world, I became a product of my environment, and this environment was gang culture.
Quote examples
Andy Ruiz Jr.
American Athlete
Boxing saved my life. There were a lot of gangs and I was hanging around with the wrong people.
Quote examples
Mickey Mantle
American Baseball Player
A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.
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