Gang
Pronunciation: /ɡaŋ/
“Gang” is a German word. Its 9 meanings in English:
noun
- motion, movement, progress, way, going
- gait, way (someone walks), an instance of walking
- course (of events)
- hallway, corridor; aisle (in a supermarket)
- hall, hallway, corridor, stairwell (of a house, flat, etc.)
- gear (machinery), level (of intensity), notch
- in gear, progressing, working, going
- course
- gang (group of criminals, particularly in a North American context)
Etymology
From Middle High German ganc, from Old High German gang, from Proto-West Germanic *gang. Cognate with English gang.
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