QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Origin of gang
1First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English gang, gong, Old English gang, gong “manner of going, way, passage”; cognate with Old High German gang, Old Norse gangr, Gothic gagg; cf. gang2
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Other definitions for gang (2 of 2)
gang2
[ gang ]
/ gæŋ /
verb (used without object) Chiefly Scot. and North England.
to walk or go.
Origin of gang
2First recorded before 900; Middle English gangen, Old English gangan, gongan; cognate with Old High German gangan, Old Norse ganga, Gothic gaggan; cf. gang1 (noun derivative from same root)
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How to use gang in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for gang (1 of 3)
gang1
/ (ɡæŋ) /
noun
verb
to form into, become part of, or act as a gang
(tr) electronics to mount (two or more components, such as variable capacitors) on the same shaft, permitting adjustment by a single control
See also gang up
Derived forms of gang
ganged, adjectiveWord Origin for gang
Old English gang journey; related to Old Norse gangr, Old High German gang, Sanskrit jangha foot
British Dictionary definitions for gang (2 of 3)
gang2
/ (ɡæŋ) /
verb
Scot to go
Word Origin for gang
Old English gangan to go 1
British Dictionary definitions for gang (3 of 3)
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