gang-up

[gang-uhp]

noun

1. an act of ganging up or uniting in opposition to someone or something.

gang up

verb

1. informal,  to combine in a group (against)

Word History and Origins

Origin of gang up¹

1935–40; noun use of verb phrase gang up ( on )

Idioms and Phrases

Also, gang up with . Act together as a group. For example, The residents ganged up to make the neighborhood safer . [ Colloquial ; c. 1920]

. Join in opposition or attack against, as in The big kids were always ganging up on the little ones , or They all ganged up against the substitute teacher . [1920s]

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