gang

Meaning

Verb

To go; walk; proceed.

Noun

1. A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose.
2. A group of laborers under one foreman; a squad or workgang.
3. A criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city.
4. A group of criminals or alleged criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit.
5. A group of politicians united in furtherance of a political goal.
6. A chain gang.
7. A combination of similar tools or implements arranged so as, by acting together, to save time or labor; a set.
8. A set; all required for an outfit.
9. A number of switches or other electrical devices wired into one unit and covered by one faceplate.
10. A group of wires attached as a bundle.
11. A going, journey; a course, path, track.
12. (obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
13. A term of address for a group, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice.

Noun

Alternative form of gangue

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡæŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English gangen, from Old English gangan (“to go, walk, turn out”), from Proto-West Germanic *gangan, from Proto-Germanic *ganganą (“to go, walk”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ- (“to step, walk”).
Cognate with Scots gang (“to go on foot, walk”), Swedish gånga (“to walk, go”), Faroese ganga (“to walk”), Icelandic ganga (“to walk, go”), Vedic Sanskrit जंहस् (jáṃhas). Ultimately: related to etym. 2, see below.