gang up on

verb

To join together in a group in order to overpower someone else.

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Meanings

verbgang up on (third-person singular simple present gangs up on, present participle ganging up on, simple past and past participle ganged up on)

present singular third person gangs up on · participle present ganging up on · participle past ganged up on · past ganged up on

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo join together in a group in order to overpower someone else.

    Synonyms: mob

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo join together in a group in order to overpower someone else.

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Translations

Norwegian rotte seg sammen
  • rotte seg sammenTranslations
Polish zmawiać się na, zmówić się na
  • zmawiać się naTranslations
  • zmówić się naTranslations
Spanish coludir contra, confabularse contra
  • coludir contraTranslations
  • confabularse contraTranslations
  • conchabarse contraTranslations
  • convoyarse contraTranslations
  • aconchabarse contraTranslations
  • cuchuvalearse contraTranslations
  • compincharse contraTranslations
  • amangualarTranslations
  • amangualarse contraTranslations
  • conchicharse contraTranslations
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APA

gang up on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gang%20up%20on

MLA

“gang up on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gang%20up%20on. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gang up on,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gang%20up%20on.

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