press gang noun
plural press gangs
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