gang
/ɡaŋ/
US pronunciation
American sound/ɡaŋ/
gang
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US voice -> gang
Myanmar meaning
(n) လူဆိုးဂိုဏ်း။ (vi) ရာဇဝတ်မူကျူးလွန်သည်။
Full entry
၁။ လူဆိုးဂိုဏ်း။ a gang of robbers ❍ The gang is being hunted by the police. Compare GANGSTER
၂။ လမ်းသရဲဂိုဏ်း။ a street gang ❍ The playground was vandalized by a gang of youths.
၃။ အလုပ်သမားဂိုဏ်း။ a gang of builders. See also CHAIN-GANG
၄။ (infml ) အချိန်မှန်မှန် စုဝေးနေကျဖြစ်သော အုပ်စု၊ အဖွဲ့။ The whole gang's here tonight. ❍ (esp US ) Hi, gang!
❏ gang up (on/ againt sb ) [PHRV ] (derog ) အုပ်စုဖွဲ့သည်။ လူစုသည်။ bigger boys, ganging up on smaller ones.
More examples
- He asked me to join his gang.
- A study of Chicago street gangs
- [gang of] : Gangs of youths roamed the streets.
- Detectives are hunting an armed gang that stole beer worth £20, 000.
- [gang of] : A gang of thieves
- A gang of workmen were shovelling rubble onto a lorry.
- Do you fancy coming out with the gang tonight?
Synonyms
bunch of criminals, mob, bunch of hooligans, band, assemblage, bunch, circle, clan, clique, club, cluster, combo, company, coterie, crew, crowd, group, herd, horde, knot, lineup, lot, organization, outfit, pack, party, posse, ring, set, shift, squad, syndicate, team, tribe, troop, troupe, workers, zoo
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