gang shift

  • 1gang — [n] group, mob of people assemblage, band, bunch, circle, clan, clique, club, cluster, combo*, company, coterie, crew, crowd, herd, horde, knot, lot, organization, outfit, pack, party, posse, ring, set, shift, squad, syndicate, team, tribe, troop …

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  • 2gang — gang1 /gang/, n. 1. a group or band: A gang of boys gathered around the winning pitcher. 2. a group of youngsters or adolescents who associate closely, often exclusively, for social reasons, esp. such a group engaging in delinquent behavior. 3. a …

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  • 3shift — Synonyms and related words: Doppler effect, aberrancy, aberration, about ship, about the bush, about face, accommodation, action, ad hoc measure, adaptation, adjustment, advance, alchemy, alter, alteration, alternate, ameliorate, amelioration,… …

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  • 4gang — I. /gæŋ / (say gang) noun 1. a band or group: a gang of boys. 2. a. a group of persons working together; squad; shift. b. Australian History a party of convicts labouring under the control of an overseer on public works: a road gang; a wood… …

  • 5shift — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. veer, vary, change; equivocate; contrive, get along; transfer; substitute. n. change, substitution, dislocation; expedient, subterfuge, trick. See deviation, cunning. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A change]… …

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  • 6Gang system — The gang system is a reference within slavery to a division of labor established on the plantation. It is the harsher of two main types of labor systems. The other form, known as the task system, was less harsh and allowed the slaves more… …

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  • 7shift — 1. verb 1) she shifted her position Syn: change, alter, adjust, vary; modify, revise, reverse, retract; do a U turn Ant: keep 2) the cargo has shifted Syn …

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  • 8gang — 1. noun 1) a gang of tough looking boys Syn: band, group, crowd, pack, horde, throng, mob, herd, swarm, troop, cluster; company, gathering; informal posse, bunch, gaggle, load 2) informal …

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  • 9gang — noun 1) a gang of teenagers Syn: band, group, crowd, pack, horde, throng, mob, herd, swarm, troop; informal bunch, gaggle, load 2) a gang of workmen Syn …

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  • 10gang — n 1. group, band, pack, company, crowd, gathering. 2. clique, social group, set, coterie, circle; club, brotherhood, fraternity, sorority; party, Politics. machine, Politics. junta, Politics. cabal. 3. squad, shift, team, troop, detachment, Inf.… …

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