Gang up meaning
Gang up is a phrasal verb that means to disapprovingly form a group in opposition to one person.
- Past simple
- ganged up
- Past participle
- ganged up
- -ing form
- ganging up
What gang up means
unite against someoneB2disapproving
To disapprovingly form a group in opposition to one person
The other children ganged up on the newcomer.
Similar phrasal verbs
With up: wake up, pick up, grow up, line up, make up, set up, put up, go up, bring up, mess up.
Common questions
What does gang up mean?
To disapprovingly form a group in opposition to one person.
What is the past tense of gang up?
Ganged up, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
