press-gang

See also: pressgang

English

Alternative forms

• pressgang
• press gang

Etymology

press +‎ gang

Noun

press-gang (plural press-gangs)

1. A body of men employed to force others into military or naval service.

Synonyms

• (archaic) press (noun)

Verb

press-gang (third-person singular simple present press-gangs, present participle press-ganging, simple past and past participle press-ganged)

1. To force men into military or naval service.
2. To coerce somebody into doing something that they are reluctant to do.

Synonyms

• shanghai

Translations

to force men into military service

• Bulgarian: мобилизирам принудително (mobiliziram prinuditelno)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拉丁 (zh) (lādīng), 强征入伍, 抓壮丁, 抓丁, 拉夫 (zh) (lāfū)

• Dutch: ronselaarsbende
• German: zwangsrekrutieren

to coerce somebody into doing something that they are reluctant to do

• German: zwingen (de)

Anagrams

• gang press