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Gang

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English

Verb

to gang

To go; to walk.
A going; a course.
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.
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.
A set; all required for an outfit; as, a new gang of stays.
The mineral substance which incloses a vein; a matrix; a gangue.

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WordNet Definitions

The noun "gang" has four senses:

gang

The verb "gang" has one sense:

gang

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