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Definition of press-gang verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

press-gang

verb
 
/ˈpres ɡæŋ/
 
/ˈpres ɡæŋ/
(informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they press-gang
 
/ˈpres ɡæŋ/
 
/ˈpres ɡæŋ/
he / she / it press-gangs
 
/ˈpres ɡæŋz/
 
/ˈpres ɡæŋz/
past simple press-ganged
 
/ˈpres ɡæŋd/
 
/ˈpres ɡæŋd/
past participle press-ganged
 
/ˈpres ɡæŋd/
 
/ˈpres ɡæŋd/
-ing form press-ganging
 
/ˈpres ɡæŋɪŋ/
 
/ˈpres ɡæŋɪŋ/
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  1. press-gang somebody (into something/into doing something) to force somebody to do something that they do not want to do
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