press-gang


Definition: Meaning of, press-gang in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / prɛs ɡaŋ /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
press-gang press-ganged press-ganged
Present Participle Third Person Singular
press-ganging press-gangs
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  1. press-gang somebody into doing something informal to force someone to do something
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  2. to force men to work on a ship, by taking them from the streets - done in the past
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  1. a group of people in the past who took young men away using force in order to make them come to work on a ship
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