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gang
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + gang
a criminal gang
• He had links with drug smuggling and criminal gangs.
an armed gang
(= with guns )
• An armed gang stole jewels worth more than five million pounds.
a rival gang
• Fighting between rival gangs left dozens of people injured.
a street gang
(= which spends a lot of time on the streets )
• He belonged to a notorious street gang which terrorized a Chicago suburb.
a teenage/youth gang
• At age nine, Pedro joined one of the youth gangs in his neighborhood, just to survive.
gang + NOUN
a gang member/a member of a gang
• Gang members are thought to be responsible for up to 20% of murders in the city.
a gang leader
• Gang leaders used cellphones to order the attacks.
gang violence
• Residents say that gang violence is common.
gang warfare
(= fighting between gangs )
• Gang warfare is wrecking the neighborhood.
gang crime
(= crime committed by gangs )
• The initiative aims to cut gang crime in Los Angeles.
gang activity
• In most areas, gun crime is linked to gang activity.
verbs
join a gang
• He was only eight when he joined the gang.
belong to a gang
• Eleven men belonging to a local gang were arrested.
transnet.ir
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noun group of criminals ADJ. street a street gang known as the Hooligans | armed, criminal, organized, terror/terrorist The robbery was carried out by an armed gang. | teenage | rival Fights had ensued between rival gangs of football fans. VERB + GANG belong to, join A lot of the lads belong to gangs. He pressed me to join his gang. GANG + NOUN attack, fight, violence, warfare a gang fight between two rival teenage gangs | leader, member | life a tale of LA gang life | rape PREP. in a/the ~ We were in the same gang. | ~ of a gang of skinheads PHRASES a member of a gang group of friends PREP. ~ of You probably go with a gang of friends to the same pub most Saturdays. PHRASES one of the gang Her friends made me feel welcome and treated me as one of the gang.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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noun
group:
They have a big gang.
Simple Definitions
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gang up
disapproving
to unite as a group against someone
• They all ganged up to try and get him to change his decision.
• The whole class ganged up against/on her because she was the teacher's pet.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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In addition to the idiom beginning with GANG, Also see LIKE GANGBUSTERS.
American Heritage Idioms