gang

verb

1. (Northern-England, Scotland, intransitive)To go; walk; proceed.

   “"And am I to meet my Mary at Moffat? Come away, little, dear, welcome body, thou blessed of heaven, come away, and taste of an auld shepherd's best cheer, and I'll gang foot for foot with you to Moffat, and my auld wife shall gang foot for foot with us too. I tell you, little, blessed, and welcome crile, come along with me."”

2. (transitive)To attach similar items together to form a larger unit.

   “Volume controls may be ganged to mode switches to provide maximum output […]”

   “When cutting the back cleats with the T-guide, first gang them together so all the marks on one side align.”

   “The chairs are usually ganged together using a variety of ganging or locking mechanisms to create rows and prevent the chairs from moving out of position.”

3. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling)Pronunciation spelling of gan.
4. Synonym of gangbang.

   “He still liked the idea of them all ganging her [...]”

   “[…] I’ve learned over the years that there's a thin line to tread to avoid fights or getting “ganged” when rejecting the sexual overtures of incarcerated women.”

noun

1. A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose.

   “the Gashouse Gang”

   “The gang from our office is going out for drinks Friday night.”

2. A group of laborers under one foreman; a squad or workgang.

   “a gang of sailors; a railroad gang; a labor gang or pool.”

3. A criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city.

   “a youth gang; a neighborhood gang; motorcycle gang.”

4. A group of criminals or alleged criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit.

   “The Winter Hill Gang was quite proficient at murdering rival mobsters in order to take over their rackets.”

5. A group of politicians united in furtherance of a political goal.

   “The Gang of Four was led by Jiang Qing, the fourth wife of Mao Zedong.”

   “Not all members of the Gang of Six are consistent in their opposition to filibuster.”

6. (US)A chain gang.
7. A combination of similar tools or implements arranged so as, by acting together, to save time or labor; a set.

   “a gang of saws; a gang of plows; a gang drill; gang milling.”

8. A set; all required for an outfit.

   “a new gang of stays.”

9. A number of switches or other electrical devices wired into one unit and covered by one faceplate.

   “an outlet gang box; a double gang switch.”

10. A group of wires attached as a bundle.

    “a gang of wires”

    “Do a drop for the telephone gang, then another drop for the Internet gang, both through the ceiling of the wiring closet.”

11. (dialectal)A going, journey; a course, path, track.

    “In unploughed Maine he sought the lumberers’ gang / Where from a hundred lakes young rivers sprang”

    “That week was also called the Gang Week, from the Saxon ganger, to go; and the Rogation days were termed the Gang Days.”

    “Neither Marshall nor Bouterwek makes clear the connection existing between the Gang-days and the Major and Minor Litanies.”

12. (obsolete)An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
13. A term of address for a group, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice.
14. (Internet, broadly)A term of address for a group, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice.

    “The sun isn't real? What are you even talking about, gang?”

15. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable)Alternative form of gangue.