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  • 21gang\ up\ on — • gang up on • gang up against v. phr. informal To jointly attack someone, either physically or verbally; take sides in a group against an individual. The class bully was stronger than all the other boys, so they had to gang up on him to put him… …

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  • 22gang — /ɡan(g), g0n(g), ingl. ɡæŋ/ [vc. ingl. gang, dal v. ant. ingl. gangan «andare (assieme)»] s. f. inv. 1. (di malviventi) banda 2. (scherz.) combriccola, cricca, gruppo, squadra, ganga, ghenga FRASEOLOGIA baby gang, banda giovanile …

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  • 23gang- —     gang     English meaning: to mock     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘spotten, höhnen”     Note: Root gang : “to mock” derived from the onomatopoeic duplication of Root gha gha, ghe ghe, ghi ghi : “to cackle (of geese)”.     Material: O.Ind. gañja ḥ… …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • 24Gang — (g[a^]ng), v. i. [AS. gangan, akin to OS. & OHG. gangan, Icel. ganga, Goth. gaggan; cf. Lith. [zdot]engti to walk, Skr. ja[.n]gha leg. [root]48. Cf. {Go}.] To go; to walk. [1913 Webster] Note: Obsolete in English literature, but still used in the …

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  • 25gang-up — /gang up /, n. an act of ganging up or uniting in opposition to someone or something. [1935 40; n. use of v. phrase gang up (on)] * * * …

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  • 26gang-up — /gang up /, n. an act of ganging up or uniting in opposition to someone or something. [1935 40; n. use of v. phrase gang up (on)] …

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  • 27gang|in — «GANG ihn», noun. a short piece of special line to which a fishhook is attached; snell …

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  • 28gang|sa — «GANG suh», noun. a Balinese xylophone having metal keys which are struck with hardwood hammers. ╂[compare Indonesian gangsa brass] …

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  • 29Gang [1] — Gang (Kank), Bergstadt im Bezirk Kuttenberg des Kreises Pardubitz (Böhmen) bei Kuttenberg ehemals mit Bergbau auf Silber; 1200 Ew …

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  • 30Gang [2] — Gang, 1) von Speisen, so viel, als deren auf einmal aufgetragen werden; 2) (Fechik.), das Fechten bis zu einem Ruhepunkt; beim Duell wird das Ende eines Ganges durch die Secundanten bestimmt; gewöhnlich werden 12, bei geschärften Duellen auch 24… …

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