gang
To go; walk; proceed.
Verb 2 meanings
To go; walk; proceed.
To attach similar items together to form a larger unit.
Noun 2 meanings
A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose.
“the Gashouse Gang”
A set of things.
“a gang of saws; a gang of plows; a gang drill; gang milling.”
Etymology
From Middle English gangen, from Old English gangan (“to go, walk, turn out”), from Proto-West Germanic *gangan, from Proto-Germanic *ganganą (“to go, walk”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ- (“to step, walk”).
GANG at a glance
GANG has 4 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (G 2 + A 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,936 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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