gang

Meanings

Verb

• To go; walk; proceed.
• To attach similar items together to form a larger unit.
• Pronunciation spelling of gan
• Synonym of gangbang: to have sex with a single partner as a gang.

Noun

• A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose.
• A group of laborers under one foreman; a squad.
• A criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city.
• A group of criminals or alleged criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit.
• A group of politicians united in furtherance of a political goal.
• A chain gang.
• A combination of similar tools or implements arranged so as, by acting together, to save time or labor; a set.
• A set; all required for an outfit.
• A number of switches or other electrical devices wired into one unit and covered by one faceplate.
• A group of wires attached as a bundle.
• A going, journey; a course, path, track.
• An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
• Alternative of gangue

Origin

• From Middle English gangen, from Old English gangan ("to go, walk, turn out"), 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"), . Ultimately: related to etym. 2, see below.
• From Middle English gang, from Old English gang ("a journey; way; passage"), from Proto-Germanic *gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European, from *ǵʰengʰ-. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gong, Dutch gang, German Gang, Norwegian gang, Swedish gång, Icelandic gangur, .
• See gan.
• Shortening of gangbang.