gang (ɡæŋ)
n
1. a group of people who associate together or act as an organized body, esp for criminal or illegal purposes
2. an organized group of workmen
3. (Zoology) a herd of buffaloes or elks or a pack of wild dogs
4. (Agriculture) NZ a group of shearers who travel to different shearing sheds, shearing, classing, and baling wool
5. (Mechanical Engineering)
a. a series of similar tools arranged to work simultaneously in parallel
b. (as modifier): a gang saw.
vb
6. to form into, become part of, or act as a gang
7. (Electronics) electronics (tr) to mount (two or more components, such as variable capacitors) on the same shaft, permitting adjustment by a single control