gang
Noun
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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 peoplesubtypes:
- nest - a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality
- youth gang - a gang whose members are teenagers
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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
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An organized group of workmen (synset 108259720)
is a type of: social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social groupsubtypes:
- 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 crewsame as: crew, work party -
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
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Act as an organized group (synset 201092148)
same as: gang up
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