gang up
verb
ganged up; ganging up; gangs up
1
: to make a joint assault
ganged up on him and beat him up
2
: to combine for a specific purpose
ganged up to raise prices
3
: to exert group pressure
ganged up against the boss
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Feeling like she was being ganged up on, Rose ended up flipping Barlow off and left.
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Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2024
As the trust stands now, all four siblings would have an equal vote – which means the three other eldest Murdoch kids, most of whom are estranged from their father, could gang up on Lachlan.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
Players can trade freely, but this can lead to ganging up, and there’s a robber mechanic that can cause arguments, so set some ground rules.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 17 July 2024
In contrast with male chimpanzees—which live in patriarchal groups and often gang up to fatally attack rivals or coerce females into mating—male bonobos (pictured) almost exclusively fight fellow males in one-on-one confrontations and have never been observed killing another.
—science.org, 8 Apr. 2020
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Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2024
As the trust stands now, all four siblings would have an equal vote – which means the three other eldest Murdoch kids, most of whom are estranged from their father, could gang up on Lachlan.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
Players can trade freely, but this can lead to ganging up, and there’s a robber mechanic that can cause arguments, so set some ground rules.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 17 July 2024
In contrast with male chimpanzees—which live in patriarchal groups and often gang up to fatally attack rivals or coerce females into mating—male bonobos (pictured) almost exclusively fight fellow males in one-on-one confrontations and have never been observed killing another.
—science.org, 8 Apr. 2020
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“Gang up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gang%20up. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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