gang

n. band, group of people who associate for social or criminal purposes; group of people who work together

v. join together as a group; group, bond, connect; form into a gang

A gang is a group of individuals that share a common identity, even if that identity consists of little more than their association with one another. In early English usage, it referred to a group of workmen, and later underwent pejoration.Gang generally carries a  connotation, however, within a gang which defines itself in opposition to mainstream norms, members may adopt the phrase as a statement of identity or . Gang activities are not restricted to typical organized crime groups, but may be associated with a general class of behavior in which collective action and support of communal interests and goals serves to achieve social cohesion or solidarity "especially in gangs, cults, unions, political parties or movements, and religious sects."[1]
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Noun
1. an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"
(synonym) pack, ring, mob
(hypernym) association
(hyponym) nest
(member-holonym) organized crime, gangland, gangdom
(member-meronym) gangster, mobster
2. an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"
(synonym) crowd, crew, bunch
(hypernym) gathering, assemblage
(derivation) gang up
3. an organized group of workmen
(synonym) crew, work party
(hypernym) unit, social unit
(hyponym) detail
(member-holonym) work force, workforce, manpower, hands, men
(member-meronym) crewman
(derivation) gang up
4. tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together
(hypernym) tool
Verb
1. act as an organized group
(synonym) gang up
(hypernym) group, aggroup
(derivation) crew, work party

n. course, process, course of action; progress; gait, way of walking, going, walking; gear, mechanism in an automobile; hallway, corridor in a building, entrance hall; passage, route, segment, section, piece

n. band, gang