gang

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Contents 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

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æŋ

[edit] Etymology 1

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

[edit] Noun

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

[edit] Verb

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.

[edit] See also

Appendix:Collective nouns

[edit] Etymology 2

See gan.

[edit] Verb

gang (second-person singular simple present gangst)

1. Eye-dialect spelling of gan.

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[edit] Afrikaans

[edit] Etymology

From Dutch gang

[edit] Noun

gang

1. A passageway, alley

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[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

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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gangbaar gangboord gangdeur gangpad n. gangmaker m. gangwachter m. gangwerk n. gangwiel n.

doorgang ingang lediggang, ledigganger m. ondergang rechtsgang telgang, telganger m. toegang uitgang voetganger m. zoolgang, zoolganger m.

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[edit] French

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From English

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gang m. (plural gangs)

1. gang, group of ill-doers

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[edit] Indonesian

[edit] Etymology

From Dutch gang 'passageway, alley'.

[edit] Noun

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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[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Pinyin syllable

gang

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of three tones, gāng, gǎng, or gàng.

[edit] Usage notes

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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[edit] Norwegian

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gang m. (definite singular gangen; indefinite plural ganger; definite plural gangene)

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. (mining) dike, lode
13. vein
14. (anatomy) duct

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Alternative forms

• gae
• gan

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /gɑŋ/

[edit] Verb

tae gang (third-person singular simple present gangs, present participle gaun, simple past gaed, past participle gaen)

1. To go.

   And I will love thee still, my dear

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