gang

Noun
  1. An association of criminals (synset 108260983)
    "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"
    is a type of: association - a formal organization of people or groups of people
    subtypes:
    • nest - a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality
    • youth gang - a gang whose members are teenagers
    member holonym: gangster, mobster - a criminal who is a member of gang
    belongs to: gangdom, gangland, organized crime - underworld organizations
    same as: mob, pack, ring
  2. An informal body of friends (synset 108290764)
    "he still hangs out with the same crowd"
    is a type of: assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
    same as: bunch, crew, crowd
  3. An organized group of workmen (synset 108259720)
    is a type of: social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
    subtypes:
    • shift - a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
    • detail - a crew of workers selected for a particular task
    • chain gang - a gang of convicts chained together
    • ground crew, ground-service crew - the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground
    • road gang - a gang of road workers
    • section gang - a work crew assigned to a section of a railroad
    • stage crew - crew of workers who move scenery or handle properties in a theatrical production
    member holonym: crewman - a member of a work crew
    belongs to: hands, manpower, men, work force, workforce - the force of workers available
    same as: crew, work party
  4. Tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together (synset 103420273)
    is a type of: tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation
Verb
  1. Act as an organized group (synset 201092148)
    is a type of: aggroup, group - form a group or group together
    same as: gang up

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