gang
gb/ɡˈæŋ/ us/ɡˈæŋ/
A2
انگریزی
~ 4300
معانی
0 معانی
اسم
B1
entity
1
Group of criminals
A group of people who do crimes together.
استعمال کا انداز:
a gang of [people]
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse 'gang' with 'group' in all contexts, but 'gang' usually has a negative or criminal meaning.
ہم معنی الفاظ
mob (Often used for large, organized criminal groups, especially in the context of organized crime.)
متضاد الفاظ
police (Law enforcement group that works against gangs.)
لفظی تراکیب
street gang
|gang violence
|gang member
|rival gang
|gang leader
موضوعات
crime
|society
|law
مثالیں
- The police arrested several members of the street gang.
- Gang violence has been increasing in the city.
- He joined a gang when he was a teenager.
- The rival gang controls the other side of town.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The gang robbed a bank.
- A gang fights with another gang.
- The police stopped the gang.
اسم
informal
A2
entity
2
Group of friends
A group of friends who like to be together.
استعمال کا انداز:
the gang [verb] together
عام غلطی:
Some learners may overuse 'gang' for any group, but in this sense it is casual and friendly.
ہم معنی الفاظ
crew (Informal term for a close group of friends; may sound trendier or more youthful.)
متضاد الفاظ
stranger (Someone outside the group of friends.)
لفظی تراکیب
meet the gang
|hang out with the gang
|the old gang
موضوعات
friendship
|social life
|relationships
|daily_life
مثالیں
- I’m meeting up with the old gang this weekend.
- The gang always goes to that café on Fridays.
- Let's invite the whole gang to the party.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- I play soccer with my gang.
- The gang meets every week.
- I like my gang.
اسم
B2
entity
3
Group of workers or team
A group of people working together on a job.
استعمال کا انداز:
a gang of [workers]
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse this with the criminal meaning; context usually clarifies it.
ہم معنی الفاظ
team (Neutral term for a group working together; lacks the informal or criminal connotations of 'gang'.)
متضاد الفاظ
individual worker (A single person working alone, not in a team.)
لفظی تراکیب
construction gang
|railway gang
|work gang
موضوعات
work
|labor
مثالیں
- A gang of builders is working on the new road.
- The railway gang repaired the tracks overnight.
- He joined a maintenance gang at the factory.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- A gang builds the road.
- The gang works in the factory.
- I see a gang fixing the bridge.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
gang
IPA
GB/ɡˈæŋ/
US/ɡˈæŋ/
ہجا بندی اور زور
gang (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (gang)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: gang
- Plural: gangs
متعلقہ الفاظ
عبارات
a one-man gang
1/ə wˈʌn mˈæn ɡˈæŋ/
idiom
informal
One person doing group's work
One person who does as much work as many people would do together.
مثالیں
- He fixed the car, painted the house, and cooked dinner—he’s a one-man gang.
- With her energy, she’s like a one-man gang at the office.
gang together
1/ɡˈæŋ təɡˈɛðɚ/
phrasal verb
Form group for goal
To join with others to do something together.
مثالیں
- Local businesses ganged together to protest the new tax.
- They ganged together to help their neighbor.
gang up on
1/ɡˈæŋ ˈʌp ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
informal
Join to attack one person
To join with others to attack or be unkind to one person.
مثالیں
- The other kids ganged up on him in the playground.
- They all ganged up on me during the meeting.