"press-gang" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: press-gangs [plural]
Etymology: From press + gang. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|press|gang}} press + gang Head templates: {{en-noun}} press-gang (plural press-gangs)
  1. A body of men employed to force others (impress them) into military service, especially naval service. Categories (topical): Collectives Synonyms: press#Noun Related terms: impressment, draft board, King's shilling, take the shilling
    Sense id: en-press-gang-en-noun-5vfU~brN Disambiguation of Collectives: 45 28 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 28 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 30 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 30 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 39 30 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 42 30 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 39 30 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 43 30 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 45 27 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pressgang, press gang

Verb [English]

Forms: press-gangs [present, singular, third-person], press-ganging [participle, present], press-ganged [participle, past], press-ganged [past]
Etymology: From press + gang. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|press|gang}} press + gang Head templates: {{en-verb}} press-gang (third-person singular simple present press-gangs, present participle press-ganging, simple past and past participle press-ganged)
  1. To force men into military or naval service. Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: shanghai Translations (to force men into military service): мобилизирам принудително (mobiliziram prinuditelno) (Bulgarian), 拉丁 (lādīng) (Chinese Mandarin), 强征入伍 (Chinese Mandarin), 抓壮丁 (Chinese Mandarin), 抓丁 (Chinese Mandarin), 拉夫 (lāfū) (Chinese Mandarin), ronselaarsbende (Dutch), zwangsrekrutieren (German)
    Sense id: en-press-gang-en-verb-HQDsm2yl Disambiguation of Military: 42 58 0 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of 'to force men into military service': 83 17
  2. To coerce somebody into doing something that they are reluctant to do. Translations (to coerce somebody into doing something that they are reluctant to do): pakkovärvätä (Finnish), shanghaijata (Finnish), zwingen (German)
    Sense id: en-press-gang-en-verb-Y760~VZf Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of 'to coerce somebody into doing something that they are reluctant to do': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pressgang, press gang

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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