gang up

verb

ganged up; ganging up; gangs up

intransitive verb

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

Examples of gang up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After the match, the Irresistible Forces ganged up on Stratton, but Canada’s own Chelsea Green hit the ring and cleaned house with a kendo stick to a huge reaction. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Prosecutors asked whether anyone tried to gang up on Anthony. — J.d. Miles, CBS News, 5 June 2026

In a tweet, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell subtly accused the three major carriers of ganging up to stop Starlink Mobile. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026

Then, after Vegas ganged up on Drew Helleson along the boards, former Duck William Karlsson fed Marner below the goal line. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 9 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for gang up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup

Kids Definition

gang up

verb

: to join together for an often hostile purpose

ganged up on their little brother