press-gang
English
noun
Definitions
- A body of men employed to force others into military or naval service.
Etymology
Compound from English press (press release press conference) + English gang (a going, walk, path, step, way, course of travel, course, go).
Origin
English
gang
Gloss
a going, walk, path, step, way, course of travel, course, go
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
歩
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antigang English
- antipress English
- clothespress English
- cybergang English
- downpress English
- fastgang English
- gang English
- gang-fuck English
- gangbang English
- gangboard English
- gangbuster English
- gangbusting English
- gangday English
- ganger English
- gangish English
- gangland English
- ganglike English
- gangline English
- ganglord English
- gangman English
- gangmate English
- gangplank English
- gangrel English
- gangsaw English
- gangshag English
- gangsman English
- gangsome English
- gangsploitation English
- gangstalking English
- gangster English
- gangway English
- handpress English
- hotpress English
- ingang English
- intergang English
- keypress English
- leg press English
- letterpress English
- mispress English
- nongang English
- nonpress English
- ongang English
- outgang English
- outpress English
- overgang English
- overpress English
- oxgang English
- permapress English
- prepress English
- press English
- press pool English
- pressable English
- pressback English
- pressboard English
- presser English
- pressest English
- presseth English
- pressful English
- pressive English
- pressly English
- pressman English
- pressmark English
- pressmaster English
- pressor beam English
- presspack English
- pressperson English
- pressroom English
- presstime English
- presstitution English
- presswoman English
- presswork English
- screwpress English
- throughgang English
- umgang English
- undergang English
- upgang English
- wallpress English
- watergang English
- winepress English
- workgang English
- gang Italian
- ghenga Italian
- gang French
- presser French
- *ǵʰengʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- gjeng Norwegian Bokmål
- gangue Portuguese
- *gangaz Proto-Germanic
- gäng Swedish
- プレス Japanese
- gjeng Norwegian Nynorsk
- gangen Middle English
- presse Middle English
- preas Irish
- prios Irish
- pres Serbo-Croatian
- прес Serbo-Croatian
- पिरिच Hindi
- प्रेस Hindi
- แก๊ง Thai
- gang Cebuano
- geng Indonesian
- presar Ido
- preas Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- dgaîngue Norman
- preisse Norman
- 啤機 Chinese
- 깡패 Korean
- kāān̄ Marshallese
- geng Fiji Hindi
- gang
- press
- upgang
- ingang
- ongang
- ganger
- umgang
- oxgang
- gangday
- gangish
- pressly
- gangrel
- presser
- gangman
- nongang
- gangway
- outgang
- gangsaw
- fastgang
- gangshag
- pressive
- gangsome
- nonpress
- pressman
- mispress
- prepress
- gangbang
- antigang
- keypress
- outpress
- pressest
- gangland
- gangline
- ganglike
- workgang
- presseth
- overgang
- gangmate
- pressful
- gangsman
- gangster
- ganglord
- hotpress
- cybergang
- watergang
- presspack
- antipress
- pressable
- overpress
- pressmark
- presswork
- pressroom
- winepress
- gangboard
- gang-fuck
- downpress
- wallpress
- leg press
- undergang
- handpress
- pressback
- gangplank
- intergang
- presstime
- gangbuster
- presswoman
- permapress
- screwpress
- press pool
- pressboard
- gangbusting
- letterpress
- throughgang
- pressperson
- pressmaster
- pressor beam
- gangstalking
- clothespress
- presstitution
- gangsploitation