gang up on
gang up on · gangs up on · ganged up on · ganging up on
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To join together in a group in order to overpower someone elseTo join together in a group in order to overpower someone else.
» Tom's classmates ganged up on him.
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2 languagesExamples
11 sentencesMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To join together in a group in order to overpower someone else.
Forms
gangs up on, ganging up on, ganged up on, ganged up onirregular
| Base form | gang up on · to gang up on |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gangs up on |
| Present participle | ganging up on |
| Past simple | ganged up on |
| Past participle | ganged up on |
Tenses
gang up on · ganged up on · will gang up on · have ganged up onPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.