gang
To go; walk; proceedTo go; walk; proceed.
» Are you still a gang member?
Meaning
3 senses(Northern England, Scotland, intransitive)To go; walk; proceed.
(transitive)To attach similar items together to form a larger unit.
Synonym of gangbang.
- act as an organized group
Examples
214 sentencesAre you still a gang member?
Tom isn't a gang member anymore.
Tom is a member of a gang.
Tom was a member of a gang.
Tom isn't a gang member any longer.
Origin
From Middle English gangen, from Old English gangan (“to go, walk, turn out”), from Proto-From Middle English gangen, from Old English gangan (“to go, walk, turn out”), from Proto-West Germanic *gangan, from Proto-Germanic *ganganą (“to go, walk”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ- (“to step, walk”).
From Middle English gang, from Old English gang (“a journey; way; passage”), from Proto-West Germanic *gang, from Proto-Germanic *gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from *ǵʰengʰ- (“to step; stride”).
Shortening of gangbang.
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Forms
gangs, ganging, ganged, gangedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
5 patterns- gang member
- a gang member
- in a gang
- isn't a gang
- of a gang