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gangs

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gangs

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Because it is a word with a single syllable, gangs is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofgangs

1verb
  • To go; walk; proceed.
1noun
  • A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose.

    Example: "The gang from our office is going out for drinks Friday night."

  • A group of laborers under one foreman; a squad.

    Example: "a gang of sailors; a railroad gang"

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

    Example: "a youth gang; a neighborhood gang; motorcycle gang."

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

    Example: "The Winter Hill Gang was quite proficient at murdering rival mobsters in order to take over their rackets."

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

    Example: "Not all members of the Gang of Six are consistent in their opposition to filibuster."

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

    Example: "a gang of saws; a gang of plows."

  • A set; all required for an outfit.

    Example: "a new gang of stays."

  • (electrics) A number of switches or other electrical devices wired into one unit and covered by one faceplate.

    Example: "an outlet gang box; a double gang switch."

  • (electrics) A group of wires attached as a bundle.

    Example: "Do a drop for the telephone gang, then another drop for the Internet gang, both through the ceiling of the wiring closet."

  • A going, journey; a course, path, track.
  • An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
1verb
  • To attach similar items together to form a larger unit.
1verb
  • To participate in a gangbang.

    Example: "We all got to gangbang the porn star."

  • To beat one or a smaller amount of people as a gang.
  • To belong to a gang; to commit criminal acts as part of a gang.

    Example: "It broke my heart to see him out there gangbanging."

1noun
  • The earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore.

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