gang-up
[ gang-uhp ]
/ ˈgæŋˌʌp /
noun
an act of ganging up or uniting in opposition to someone or something.
Origin of gang-up
1935–40; noun use of verb phrase
gang up (
on)
Words nearby gang-up
gang switch,
gang up,
gang-banger,
gang-gang,
gang-rape,
gang-up,
ganga jal,
gangbang,
gangbanger,
gangboard,
gangbuster
British Dictionary definitions for gang up
gang up
verb
(often foll by on or against) informal
to combine in a group (against)
Idioms and Phrases with gang up
gang up
Also, gang up with. Act together as a group. For example, The residents ganged up to make the neighborhood safer. [Colloquial; c. 1920]
gang up on or against. 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]