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# gang

noun (a gang, gangs); verb (gang up, gangs up, ganged up, ganging up)

«gang» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A gang is a group of friends who spend time together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gang/#m1)
2. A gang is a group of criminals or of young people who cause trouble or fights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gang/#m2)
3. A gang is a group of workers doing a job together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gang/#m3)
4. To gang up on someone is to join together against one person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gang/#m4)
5. In Scottish speech, gang means to go. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gang/#m5)

### In the lessons

In stories a friendly gang of children has adventures; in safety lessons pupils learn about dangerous gangs and how to say no; in friendship lessons, ganging up on someone is a kind of bullying. Phrases: «a gang of friends», «gang up on», «the whole gang», «a criminal gang».

### Examples

- The whole gang came to my birthday party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gang/#x1)
- A gang of robbers stole the jewels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gang/#x2)
- It's not fair to gang up on one person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gang/#x3)
- The gang built a den in the woods. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gang/#x4)
- A gang of workers repaired the railway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gang/#x5)
- The police arrested the gang leader. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gang/#x6)
- If older kids pressure you to join a gang, tell a trusted adult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gang/#x7)

### Note

Countable. A group noun: «the gang is» or «the gang are» (UK). The friendly meaning and the criminal meaning are very different; look at the story to decide. Ganging up is bullying.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gang» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gang/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gang» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gang.html) on Mova free.