Meaning of "press-gang" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF PRESS-GANG

press-gang  [ˈprɛsˌɡæŋ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRESS-GANG

Press-Gang 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 press-gang in English.

WHAT DOES PRESS-GANG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Impressment

Impressment, colloquially, "the press" or the "press gang", refers to the act of taking men into a navy by force and with or without notice. It was used by the Royal Navy, beginning in 1664 and during the 18th and early 19th centuries, in wartime, as a means of crewing warships, although legal sanction for the practice goes back to the time of Edward I of England. The Royal Navy impressed many merchant sailors, as well as some sailors from other nations. People liable to impressment were "eligible men of seafaring habits between the ages of 18 and 45 years". Non-seamen were impressed as well, though rarely. Impressment was strongly criticized by those who believed it to be contrary to the British constitution; at the time, unlike many of its continental rivals, British subjects were not subject to conscription for any other military service, aside from a brief experiment with army impressment in 1778 to 1780. Though the public opposed conscription in general, impressment was repeatedly upheld by the courts, as it was deemed vital to the strength of the navy and, by extension, to the survival of the realm.

Definition of press-gang in the English dictionary

The definition of press-gang in the dictionary is to induce to perform a duty by forceful persuasion. Other definition of press-gang is to force to join the navy or army by a press gang.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PRESS-GANG

PRESENT

Present

I press-gang

you press-gang

he/she/it press-gangs

we press-gang

you press-gang

they press-gang

Present continuous

I am press-ganging

you are press-ganging

he/she/it is press-ganging

we are press-ganging

you are press-ganging

they are press-ganging

Present perfect

I have press-ganged

you have press-ganged

he/she/it has press-ganged

we have press-ganged

you have press-ganged

they have press-ganged

Present perfect continuous

I have been press-ganging

you have been press-ganging

he/she/it has been press-ganging

we have been press-ganging

you have been press-ganging

they have been press-ganging

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 press-ganged

you press-ganged

he/she/it press-ganged

we press-ganged

you press-ganged

they press-ganged

Past continuous

I was press-ganging

you were press-ganging

he/she/it was press-ganging

we were press-ganging

you were press-ganging

they were press-ganging

Past perfect

I had press-ganged

you had press-ganged

he/she/it had press-ganged

we had press-ganged

you had press-ganged

they had press-ganged

Past perfect continuous

I had been press-ganging

you had been press-ganging

he/she/it had been press-ganging

we had been press-ganging

you had been press-ganging

they had been press-ganging

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will press-gang

you will press-gang

he/she/it will press-gang

we will press-gang

you will press-gang

they will press-gang

Future continuous

I will be press-ganging

you will be press-ganging

he/she/it will be press-ganging

we will be press-ganging

you will be press-ganging

they will be press-ganging

Future perfect

I will have press-ganged

you will have press-ganged

he/she/it will have press-ganged

we will have press-ganged

you will have press-ganged

they will have press-ganged

Future perfect continuous

I will have been press-ganging

you will have been press-ganging

he/she/it will have been press-ganging

we will have been press-ganging

you will have been press-ganging

they will have been press-ganging

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would press-gang

you would press-gang

he/she/it would press-gang

we would press-gang

you would press-gang

they would press-gang

Conditional continuous

I would be press-ganging

you would be press-ganging

he/she/it would be press-ganging

we would be press-ganging

you would be press-ganging

they would be press-ganging

Conditional perfect

I would have press-gang

you would have press-gang

he/she/it would have press-gang

we would have press-gang

you would have press-gang

they would have press-gang

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been press-ganging

you would have been press-ganging

he/she/it would have been press-ganging

we would have been press-ganging

you would have been press-ganging

they would have been press-ganging

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you press-gang
we let´s press-gang
you press-gang

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to press-gang

Past participle

press-ganged

Present Participle

press-ganging

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.

TRANSLATION OF PRESS-GANG

Find out the translation of press-gang to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of press-gang from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «press-gang» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 记者刚
• Translator English - Spanish: press- gang
• English: press-gang
• Translator English - Hindi: प्रेस गिरोह
• Translator English - Arabic: الصحافة عصابة
• Translator English - Russian: пресс- банда
• Translator English - Portuguese: press -gang
• Translator English - Bengali: প্রেস-গ্যাং
• Translator English - French: racoleur
• Translator English - Malay: Akhbar-geng
• Translator English - German: Presse - Bande
• Translator English - Japanese: プレスギャング
• Translator English - Korean: 프레스 갱
• Translator English - Javanese: Press-gang
• Translator English - Vietnamese: báo chí băng đảng
• Translator English - Tamil: பத்திரிகை கும்பல்
• Translator English - Marathi: प्रेस-गॅंग
• Translator English - Turkish: baskı yapma
• Translator English - Italian: stampa -gang
• Translator English - Polish: Press- gang
• Translator English - Ukrainian: прес - банда
• Translator English - Romanian: press -gang
• Translator English - Greek: Τύπου - συμμορία
• Translator English - Afrikaans: pers - bende
• Translator English - Swedish: press- gänget
• Translator English - Norwegian: trykk - gjengen

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRESS-GANG»

Discover the use of press-gang in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to press-gang and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Press Gang: Naval Impressment and its opponents in ...

Nicholas Rogers explains exactly how the press gang worked, whom it was aimed at and how successful it was in achieving its ends.

Nicholas Rogers, 2008

Press Gang: How Newspapers Make Profits from Propaganda

While analysing such dominant media figures as Rupert Murdoch and Robert Maxwell the book also examines the trends, the biases and the impact of the press as we know it today.

Roy Greenslade, 2004

Enter the Press-gang: Naval Impressment in ...

This book centers on literature produced in "moments of crisis" - times when Britain faced a military challenge and thus needed her Navy most.

Daniel James Ennis, 2002

The Press Gang: Newspapers and Politics, 1865-1878

Relations between the press and politicians in modern America have always been contentious. In The Press Gang, Mark Summers tells the story of the first skirmishes in this ongoing battle.

Mark Wahlgren Summers, 1994

Rule Britannia: the press-gang afloat and ashore

Britain was an island nation and depended on it's fleet to protect it. J. R. Hutchinson takes us on a tour of the "press-gang," the vehicle by which "eligible men of seafaring habits" were gathered into the Royal Navy.

J. R. Hutchinson, 2010

Our Press Gang; Or, a Complete Exposition of the Corruptions ...

Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Lambert A. Wilmer, 2012

Asian Canadian Writing Beyond Autoethnography

Former members of Press Gang Publishers have commented that “[t] he interesting thing about the Giller Prize is that when your book gets nominated, they want you to ante up something like fifteen hundred to two thousand dollars to pay your ...

Eleanor Ty, Christl Verduyn, 2008

The Press-Gang: Or, Love in Low-life. Perform'd at the ...

In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.

Henry Carey, 2010

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Source: Wikipedia, Books, LLC, Books Group, 2010

Nelson's Sailors

Gregory Fremont-Barnes. A press gang operating on Tower Green, London. The figure on the right appears to be a local tavern keeper awaiting payment for the information he provided on the whereabouts of suitable candidates for abduction.

Gregory Fremont-Barnes, 2005

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRESS-GANG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term press-gang is used in the context of the following news items.

FMA warning over UK pension 'press-gang'

The Financial Markets Authority has issued a warning over potentially misleading advertising about transferring British pension scheme funds ... «Stuff.co.nz, Dec 14»

Risky precedent may allow the state to press-gang journalists

Risky precedent may allow the state to press-gang journalists. 28 Jun 2013 00:00 Franz Krüger. Journalists usually resist attempts by the authorities to extract ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jun 13»

"Cyberdraft" Would Press-Gang Geeks Into Government Service

"Cyberdraft" Would Press-Gang Geeks Into Government Service. Could your company's IT department or dev team soon be drafted as digital ... «Fast Company, Nov 12»