Contento 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.3 See also 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 2 Afrikaans 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 Dutch 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Etymology 3.3 Noun 3.3.1 Derived terms 4 French 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun 5 Indonesian 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Noun 5.3 Verb 6 Mandarin 6.1 Pinyin syllable 6.1.1 Usage notes 7 Norwegian 7.1 Noun 8 Scots 8.1 Alternative forms 8.2 Etymology 8.3 Pronunciation 8.4 Verb

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PronunciationModificar

• Rhymes: -æŋ

Etymology 1Modificar

From Old English gong (“‘a journey, a way, a passage’”) and Old Norse gangr (“‘a group of men’”)

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Gang (plural Gangs)

1. (obsolete) 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

   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

   a gang of saws, or of plows.

4. A set; all required for an outfit

   a new gang of stays.

5. The mineral substance which incloses a vein; a matrix; a gangue.
6. (Electrical components) The number of switches wired into one face plate.
7. (electrical components) A group of wires attached as a collection;

   a gang of wires.

   Do a drop for the telephone gang, then another drop for the internet gang, both through the ceiling of the wiring closet.

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• Vietnamese: đoàn, tốp, toán, kíp, bọn, lũ, bộ

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to Gang (third-person singular simple present Gangs, present participle Ganging, simple past and past participle Ganged)

1. (intransitive) To band together as a group or gang.

   "Lets's gang up on them."

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Appendix:Collective nouns

Etymology 2Modificar

See gan.

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Gang (second-person singular simple present gangst)

1. Eye-dialect spelling of gan.

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AfrikaansModificar

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From Dutch gang

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gang

1. A passageway, alley

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contraction of the root of gaan 'to go' (cognate with English gang) + -ing

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Gang m. (plural gangen, diminutive gangetje, diminutive plural gangetjes)

1. passageway, alley
2. gait
3. journey
4. hallway, corridor
5. walk, way of stepping, running etc.

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From English

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Gang m. (plural Gangs)

1. gang, group of ill-doers

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From Dutch gang (“‘passageway, alley’”)

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gang

1. Alleyway, alley, narrow street. A narrow pathway bound by walls on both sides.

   • gang buntu — dead-end alley

2. An organized crime group.
3. A group of people with distinct identity, such as high school mates. See also geng.

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gang

1. To form a gang group.

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gang

1. Nonstandard spelling of gāng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of gǎng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of gàng.

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English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Patrono:No-noun-m1

1. hall, hallway

   Sett fra deg skoene i gangen – Leave your shoes in the hallway

2. passage, corridor

   I enden av den lange gangen er klasserommet – The class room is at the end of the long corridor

3. aisle
4. walk, path
5. walk, walking, going
6. walk, gait

   Gangen hans er litt merkelig – His gait is a bit weird

7. working, running, action, movement, motion, operation
8. course; passage

   Livets gang – Course of life

9. course; march
10. time

    Vi vant fem ganger på rad! – We won five times in a row!

11. plot, action

    Historiens gang var litt komplisert – The history's plot was a little complicated

12. Patrono:Mining dike, lode
13. vein
14. (anatomy) duct

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Alternative formsModificar

• gae
• gan

EtymologyModificar

From Old English gangan, Old Norse ganga, with inflected forms from gān ( > English go).

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• [[w:Patrono:Sco phonology|IPA]]: /gɑŋ/

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Patrono:Sco-verb

1. To go.

   And I will love thee still, my dear

   Till a’ the seas gang dry. - Robert Burns - A Red, Red, Rose

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