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press gang

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
press gang noun
plural press gangs
press gang
noun
plural press gangs
Learner's definition of PRESS GANG
[count]
: a group of men who in the past would take men and force them to join the navy or army(旧时抓人入伍的)征兵队,抓丁团

— press-gang

/ˈprɛsˌgæŋ/ verb press-gangs; press-ganged; press-ganging [+ object]
often + into
often used figuratively in British English在英国英语中常用作比喻

— press-gang

/ˈprɛsˌgæŋ/ verb press-gangs; press-ganged; press-ganging [+ object]
often + into
often used figuratively in British English在英国英语中常用作比喻

press-gang

noun

: a detachment of men under command of an officer empowered to force men into military or naval service
press-gang transitive verb

Word History

Etymology

press entry 4

First Known Use

1693, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of press-gang was in 1693

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