gang

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun

n. a group of criminals who work together to break the law.

n. an organised group of individuals who engage in illegal or antisocial activities, often claiming a specific territory.

“The police are trying to stop the local gang from selling drugs in the park.”

“The documentary explores how street gangs establish influence in urban areas through a combination of intimidation and community support.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. a group of workers who do a job together under a leader.

n. a squad of labourers or technicians working together on a specific task or project.

“A gang of road workers arrived early this morning to fix the potholes.”

“The foreman managed a gang of twenty railway engineers who were responsible for maintaining the tracks through the mountain pass.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Technology Technical

n. a set of similar tools or electrical parts that work together.

n. a combination of similar mechanical tools or electrical components arranged to operate as a single unit.

“The electrician installed a three-gang switch to control all the lights in the hall.”

“The machinery utilised a gang of saws to cut multiple timber planks simultaneously, significantly increasing the factory's hourly output.”

C2 · Proficiency Dialect · Archaic

v. an old or regional way to say 'to go' or 'to walk'.

v. to go, walk, or proceed; primarily found in Northern English and Scots varieties.

“Things might gang wrong if we don't follow the plan carefully.”

“The old ballad tells of a young man who must gang away to the wars, leaving his true love behind in the glen.”

C1 · Advanced Technology Technical

v. to connect or group things together so they work as one unit.

v. to arrange or connect multiple components, such as electrical switches or mechanical parts, to act in concert.

“You can gang these two controllers together to manage the entire system from one spot.”

“The engineers decided to gang the capacitors in parallel to achieve the required total capacitance for the high-voltage circuit.”