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At home it's all Batman and Star Wars and they do gang up on me. Sometimes I don't want to dress up as Darth Vader or play train sets, so I'll go out for a drink with the girls.
Sadie Frost

Meaning of "gang up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GANG UP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GANG UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gang up is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb gang up in English.

WHAT DOES GANG UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gang up in the English dictionary

The definition of gang up in the dictionary is often foll by on or against to combine in a group.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GANG UP

PRESENT

Present
I gang up
you gang up
he/she/it gangs up
we gang up
you gang up
they gang up
Present continuous
I am ganging up
you are ganging up
he/she/it is ganging up
we are ganging up
you are ganging up
they are ganging up
Present perfect
I have ganged up
you have ganged up
he/she/it has ganged up
we have ganged up
you have ganged up
they have ganged up
Present perfect continuous
I have been ganging up
you have been ganging up
he/she/it has been ganging up
we have been ganging up
you have been ganging up
they have been ganging up
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I ganged up
you ganged up
he/she/it ganged up
we ganged up
you ganged up
they ganged up
Past continuous
I was ganging up
you were ganging up
he/she/it was ganging up
we were ganging up
you were ganging up
they were ganging up
Past perfect
I had ganged up
you had ganged up
he/she/it had ganged up
we had ganged up
you had ganged up
they had ganged up
Past perfect continuous
I had been ganging up
you had been ganging up
he/she/it had been ganging up
we had been ganging up
you had been ganging up
they had been ganging up
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will gang up
you will gang up
he/she/it will gang up
we will gang up
you will gang up
they will gang up
Future continuous
I will be ganging up
you will be ganging up
he/she/it will be ganging up
we will be ganging up
you will be ganging up
they will be ganging up
Future perfect
I will have ganged up
you will have ganged up
he/she/it will have ganged up
we will have ganged up
you will have ganged up
they will have ganged up
Future perfect continuous
I will have been ganging up
you will have been ganging up
he/she/it will have been ganging up
we will have been ganging up
you will have been ganging up
they will have been ganging up
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would gang up
you would gang up
he/she/it would gang up
we would gang up
you would gang up
they would gang up
Conditional continuous
I would be ganging up
you would be ganging up
he/she/it would be ganging up
we would be ganging up
you would be ganging up
they would be ganging up
Conditional perfect
I would have gang up
you would have gang up
he/she/it would have gang up
we would have gang up
you would have gang up
they would have gang up
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been ganging up
you would have been ganging up
he/she/it would have been ganging up
we would have been ganging up
you would have been ganging up
they would have been ganging up
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you gang up
we let´s gang up
you gang up
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to gang up
Past participle
ganged up
Present Participle
ganging up
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GANG UP

gang
Gang of Four
gang plough
gang rape
gang saw
gang sawyer
gang show
gang warfare
gang way
gang-banger
gang-banging
gang-gang
Ganga
Ganga jal
gangbang
gangbo
gangboard
gangbuster
gangbusters
gangbusting

WORDS THAT END LIKE GANG UP

bang up
big up
blowing up
bring up
drag up
flag up
give someone a leg up
hang up
hung up
leg up
mug up
rig up
ring up
rug up
strung up
tapping up

Synonyms and antonyms of gang up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gang up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GANG UP

Find out the translation of gang up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gang up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gang up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

通同
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

confabularse
570 millions of speakers

English

gang up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गिरोह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عصابة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

набрасываться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gangue para cima
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একত্রিত হত্তয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

liguer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

membentuk kumpulan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bande
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ギャングアップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gang munggah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

băng đảng lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒன்றுசேர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गँग अप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

birlik olmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gang
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gang
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

накидатися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gasca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συμμορία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gänget upp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjeng opp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gang up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GANG UP»

The term «gang up» is regularly used and occupies the 96.219 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GANG UP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gang up

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QUOTES WITH «GANG UP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gang up.
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Sadie Frost
At home it's all Batman and Star Wars and they do gang up on me. Sometimes I don't want to dress up as Darth Vader or play train sets, so I'll go out for a drink with the girls.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GANG UP»

Discover the use of gang up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gang up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hacktastic D/20 Fantasy
The Charge must be in a straight line and may not pass through any other Character's or Creature's Space. Also a Charge may not be attempted in or through Difficult Terrain. Gang-Up: A Character may choose to Gang-Up against a powerful ...
Eric Thomas, 2008
2
Creature Hacktanual
Swarm Rating is Doubled for attacks and injuries only) Treasure Rating: Haphazard Special Attacks and Abilities: Swarm Traits, Self Gang-Up. Large- Sized Rat Swarm (90 points) (vermin): Swarm Rating +10 / Speed 6‰ land (6‰ Climb) (3‰ ...
Eric Thomas, 2010
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Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board
As an additional basis, the judge found that “gang up” was a colloquial expression and that “Mayes' attribution of the colloquial statement 'gang up on a non-union person' did not seem rehearsed or fabricated.” The judge also discredited ...
National Labor Relations Board (U S ), 2012
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Adobe Illustrator CS5 Revealed
This situation often occurs when you “gang up” artwork on a page. For example, when printing business cards, printers use a Figure 19 Crop marks define the trim size of the artwork Lesson 4 Create Crop Marks standard sized 8.5" × 11" sheet ...
Chris Botello, 2010
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Oneida-English/English Oneida Dictionary
gang up on her or them. wa7akhiyanityohkwayAhte7 we (excl.) ganged up on her or them. Base: -anityohkwayAht- gang up on someone yakhiyanityohkwayAthohtA-nihe7 we keep ganging up on her. wa 7ukwanityohkwayAthohtA 7 they ...
Karin Michelson, Mercy Doxtator, 2002
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The Supreme Future
Do you know that people gang up in spirit to manipulate people's lives? They gang-up to know who you are. They gang-up to know your star. They gang-up to know how much you earn and they gang-up to control this world. They gang-up like ...
Solomon Da King Solomon David Jesse Ete, 2008
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Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
... war and education to the environment. usage: often used with from, as in the example gang gang up on sb to unite as a group against someone ♢ It seemed like my creditors were ganging up on me. gantlet run the gantlet See at gauntlet gap ...
Paul Heacock, 2003
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
'gangway nc 1 a movable bridge by means of which people etc can get on or off a boat. 2 a passage between rows of seats, eg in a theatre. - inter) give me etc room to pass; make way!: Gangway for members of the committee! gang up on ...
9
The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
In addition to the idiom beginning with GANG, also see LIKE GANGBUSTERS. gang up 1. Also, gang up with. Act together as a group. For example, The residents ganged up to make the neighborhood safer. [Colloquial; c. 1920] 2. gang up on ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
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Concise English Dictionary
to punch (the same information) in a number of cards, or (a number of cards) with the same information; gang up on to make a concerted attack on; gang up with to join in the (doubtful) activities of. [O.E. gang — gangan, to go.] gang2 gang.
G. (Ed ). Davidson, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GANG UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gang up is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ahead of Session, opposition parties gang up against state …
On the eve of the Monsoon Assembly Session, all the Opposition parties declared that they would not allow the state legislature to function ... «The Asian Age, Jul 15»
2
'Basketball Wives LA' Season 4: Ladies Gang Up On Jackie Christie …
It's a new season of Basketball Wives LA but the drama for Jackie Christie against her co-stars is at an all-time high. Orlando Scandrick Said He ... «Bayoubuzz, Jul 15»
3
Seeking starting job with Ravens, Marlon Brown draws inspiration …
They'd gang up on him and hold him to similarly high standards. Now, their names are tattooed next to one another on his arm. "I feel like my ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
4
Wired Hive Counts Bees, Keeps Them Cozy
... for instance, team together to ventilate a too-warm hive with their wings, or gang up on invading predators, they have their limits, and knowing ... «Hackaday, Jul 15»
5
HUD secretary sees opportunity to change Washington name …
When a few people and the liberal press gang up on a businessman to force him to submit to their demands… We the People have lost our ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
6
How To Deal When Your Housemates Stop You Sleeping | Real Life …
It will feel like you're trying to gang up on someone, and kick them off an island. Inevitably a whole bunch of other issues come up, apart from ... «The Debrief, Jul 15»
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Leroy Ellington is Bringing the Funk to Devou Park This Thursday
One of the area's most popular party bands for the last two decades, Ellington and his dynamic eight-piece band will get your whole gang up on ... «The River City News, Jul 15»
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How to Fight Trolls Online
... and then gang up on a single player to ruin their experience. In the context of wider online harassment, griefing is when a lot of people put in ... «VICE, Jul 15»
9
The World Outdoors: Bird behaviour entertains, illuminates
Birds as small as chickadees will gang up and mob a crow. Crows may mob a great horned owl. Killdeers will feign injury to draw potential ... «London Free Press, Jul 15»
10
Johnstone's one-way traffic row moves up a gear
... much interested in the best interests of the people of Johnstone, but had preferred to gang up to engage in a political swordfight with another ... «TheGazette.co.uk, Jul 15»

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