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gang up on

gang up on verb: to join together in a group in order to overpower someone else.

Verb

gang up on (third-person singular simple present gangs up on, present participle ganging up on, simple past and past participle ganged up on)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To join together in a group in order to overpower someone else.
    Synonyms:
    mob

Synonyms of gang up on

Forms of gang up on

third-person singular presentgangs up on
present participleganging up on
past participleganged up on
pastganged up on

Questions about gang up on

What does gang up on mean?
Gang up on means to join together in a group in order to overpower someone else.
What part of speech is gang up on?
Gang up on is a verb.
What is the past tense of gang up on?
The past tense of gang up on is ganged up on.

Words near gang up on in the dictionary

  1. gang sign
  2. gang signal
  3. gang signals
  4. gang signs
  5. gang up
  6. gang up on
  7. gang vocal
  8. gang vocals
  9. gang war
  10. gang wars
  11. gang-bang

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