gang
/ɡæŋ/noun
उच्चारण गैंग
गिरोह, टोली
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[C, with singular or plural verb]
an organized group of criminals; a group of young people who spend a lot of time together and often cause trouble
गिरोह, टोली
- a gang of robbers
- Police arrested a gang of thieves who targeted parked cars.
- Police broke up a gang that stole mobile phones.
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- A street gang had been troubling shopkeepers for months.
- The gang was caught after a long investigation.
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[C, with singular or plural verb] informal
a group of friends; an organized group of workers
मित्र-मंडली; मज़दूरों का दल
- the old gang from college
- A gang of workers laid the new road overnight.
- I went to the cinema with the whole gang from school.
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- A gang of labourers dug the trench in two days.
- Our gang meets at the tea stall every evening.
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[I] ~ up (on/against sb) informal, disapproving
to join together in a group to hurt, frighten or oppose somebody
(किसी के विरुद्ध) एकजुट होना
- They ganged up on the new boy.
- Rival parties ganged up to oppose the bill.
- The bigger boys ganged up on him in the playground.
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- Several companies ganged up against the new competitor.
- Don't gang up on your sister just because she is younger.
Synonyms unite against conspire join forces band together
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
gang (collective noun)
Gang is a collective noun and takes a singular or plural verb in British English: the gang is or the gang are.
Gang collective noun है और ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में singular या plural verb लेता है: the gang is या the gang are।
- The gang was caught by the police.
- The gang are planning a trip.
gang of + noun
A gang of can describe criminals, workers or friends; criminals take a negative tone.
'A gang of' अपराधियों, मज़दूरों या मित्रों के लिए आ सकता है; अपराधियों के लिए इसका स्वर नकारात्मक होता है।
- A gang of thieves broke into the shop.
- A gang of labourers repaired the road.
gang up on / against sb
The phrasal verb gang up means to join together to oppose or attack someone, usually unfairly.
Phrasal verb 'gang up' का अर्थ किसी का विरोध या उस पर आक्रमण करने के लिए एकजुट होना है, प्रायः अनुचित ढंग से।
- The older boys ganged up on the new student.
gang + noun
As a modifier, gang describes crime and violence: gang war, gang leader, gang member.
Modifier के रूप में 'gang' अपराध और हिंसा के संदर्भ बताता है: gang war, gang leader, gang member।
- The police arrested the gang leader.
gang (informal, friends)
Informally, the gang means a group of close friends and has no criminal sense.
अनौपचारिक रूप में 'the gang' घनिष्ठ मित्रों का समूह है और इसमें आपराधिक अर्थ नहीं होता।
- Radhika and the whole gang went to the matinee.
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adjective + gang
criminalviolentarmedstreetrivalnotorious
- A notorious gang ruled the area for years.
verb + gang
joinleadbreak uparrestbelong to
- The police broke up the gang after a long search.
gang + noun
leadermemberwarviolenceculturerape
- Gang violence worried the residents.
gang of + noun
thievesboysrobbersworkersfriendschildren
- A gang of children played cricket in the lane.
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- A gang of robbers attacked the train near the station.
डाकुओं के एक गिरोह ने स्टेशन के पास ट्रेन पर हमला किया।
- The gang was arrested after a week-long search.
एक सप्ताह की खोज के बाद गिरोह पकड़ लिया गया।
- Arjun's gang meets at the tea stall after school.
अर्जुन की मंडली विद्यालय के बाद चाय की दुकान पर मिलती है।
- They ganged up on the referee after the decision.
फ़ैसले के बाद वे सब मिलकर रेफ़री के ख़िलाफ़ हो गए।
- A gang of workers laid the pipeline in two days.
मज़दूरों की एक टोली ने दो दिन में पाइपलाइन बिछा दी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The boys ganged up against to him.
✓ The boys ganged up on him.
Gang up is followed by on or against, never both and never to.
'Gang up' के बाद on या against आता है, दोनों नहीं और 'to' कभी नहीं।
✗ The police arrested a gang of five peoples.
✓ The police arrested a gang of five people.
People is already plural; peoples means nations or communities.
'People' पहले से बहुवचन है; 'peoples' का अर्थ राष्ट्र या समुदाय होता है।
→Phrasal verbs 1
gang up (on/against sb)
to join together in a group to hurt, criticize or frighten somebody
(किसी के ख़िलाफ़) एकजुट हो जाना, गुट बनाना
- The older boys ganged up on him in the playground.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the group-of-criminals words together: gang, band (a group, especially of robbers), mob (a large, angry crowd; organized crime), ring (a group involved in illegal activity: 'a drug ring'), syndicate (a group of criminals working together), cartel.
अपराधियों के समूह के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: gang, band (समूह, विशेषकर लुटेरों का), mob (बड़ी, क्रोधित भीड़; संगठित अपराध), ring (अवैध गतिविधि में लगा समूह: 'a drug ring'), syndicate (साथ काम करने वाले अपराधियों का समूह), cartel।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Gang up on or against sb (join together to attack or oppose somebody).
Phrasal verb अक्सर पूछा जाता है: 'gang up on' या 'against sb' (किसी पर हमला या विरोध के लिए एकजुट होना)।
A criminal gang, gang war, a gang of four.
Collocations: a criminal gang (अपराधियों का गिरोह), gang war (गिरोहों के बीच लड़ाई), a gang of four (चार लोगों का समूह)।