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/ |
- 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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