gang up on in English

Audio: en-au-gang up on.ogg

[Australia] Forms: gangs up on [present, singular, third-person], ganging up on [participle, present], ganged up on [participle, past], ganged up on [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-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)

Inflected forms

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        "To join together in a group in order to overpower someone else."
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        "(transitive, idiomatic) To join together in a group in order to overpower someone else."
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"gang up on" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms