gam|ine /gæmiː n/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe a girl or a woman as gamine , you mean that she is attractive in a boyish way. □ She had a gamine charm which men found irresistibly attractive. ● N‑SING Gamine is also a noun. □ …a snub-nosed gamine.
gam|ing /ge I m I ŋ/
1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Gaming means the same as gambling . □ …offences connected with vice, gaming and drugs. □ …the most fashionable gaming club in London.
2 N‑UNCOUNT Gaming is the activity of playing computer games. □ Online gaming allows players from around the world to challenge each other.
gam|ma /gæ mə/ (gammas ) N‑VAR Gamma is the third letter of the Greek alphabet.
ga m|ma rays N‑PLURAL Gamma rays are a type of electromagnetic radiation that has a shorter wavelength and higher energy than X-rays.
gam|mon /gæ mən/ N‑UNCOUNT Gammon is smoked or salted meat, similar to bacon, from the back leg or the side of a pig. [BRIT ]
gam|ut /gæ mət/
1 N‑SING The gamut of something is the complete range of things of that kind, or a wide variety of things of that kind. □ There's sadness, hurt and anger. You run the gamut of emotions.
2 PHRASE To run the gamut of something means to include, express, or experience all the different things of that kind, or a wide variety of them. □ The show runs the gamut of 20th century design.
gan|der /gæ ndə r / (ganders ) N‑COUNT A gander is a male goose.
gang ◆◇◇ /gæ ŋ/ (gangs , ganging , ganged )
1 N‑COUNT A gang is a group of people, especially young people, who go around together and often deliberately cause trouble. □ During the fight with a rival gang he lashed out with his flick knife. □ Gang members were behind a lot of the violence. □ [+ of ] He was attacked by a gang of youths.
2 N‑COUNT A gang is a group of criminals who work together to commit crimes. □ Police were hunting for a gang who had allegedly stolen fifty-five cars. □ …an underworld gang. □ [+ of ] …a gang of masked robbers.
3 N‑SING The gang is a group of friends who frequently meet. [INFORMAL ] □ Come on over, we've got lots of the old gang here.
4 N‑COUNT A gang is a group of workers who do physical work together. □ [+ of ] …a gang of labourers.
▸ gang up PHRASAL VERB If people gang up on someone, they unite against them for a particular reason, for example in a fight or argument. [INFORMAL ] □ [V P + on ] Harrison complained that his colleagues ganged up on him. □ [V P to-inf] All the other parties ganged up to keep them out of power. □ [V P + against ] All the girls in my class seemed to gang up against me.
gang|buster /gæ ŋbʌstə r / (gangbusters ) PHRASE If something is going gangbusters , it is going strongly and doing very well. If someone comes on like gangbusters , they behave very energetically and sometimes aggressively. [AM ] □ The economy was still going gangbusters. □ The team, who struggled early, came on like gangbusters at precisely the right time.
gang|land /gæ ŋlænd/ ADJ [ADJ n] Gangland is used to describe activities or people that are involved in organized crime. □ It's been suggested they were gangland killings. □ …one of Italy's top gangland bosses.
gan|gling /gæ ŋgl I ŋ/ ADJ [ADJ n] Gangling is used to describe a young person, especially a man, who is tall, thin, and clumsy in their movements. □ His gangling, awkward gait has earned him the name Spiderman. □ …his gangling, bony frame.
gan|gly /gæ ŋgli/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe someone as gangly , you mean that they are tall and thin and have a slightly awkward or clumsy manner.
gang|plank /gæ ŋplæŋk/ (gangplanks ) N‑COUNT The gangplank is a short bridge or platform that can be placed between the side of a ship or boat and the shore, so that people can get on or off.
ga ng ra pe (gang rapes , gang raping , gang raped ) also gang-rape VERB [usu passive] If a woman is gang raped , several men force her to have sex with them. □ [be V -ed] For five hours, the women were gang-raped. [Also V n] ● N‑COUNT Gang rape is also a noun.
gan|grene /gæ ŋgriːn/ N‑UNCOUNT Gangrene is the decay that can occur in a part of a person's body if the blood stops flowing to it, for example as a result of illness or injury. □ Once gangrene has developed the tissue is dead.
gan|gre|nous /gæ ŋgr I nəs/ ADJ Gangrenous is used to describe a part of a person's body that has been affected by gangrene. □ …patients with gangrenous limbs.
gang|sta /gæ ŋstə/ or gangsta rap N‑UNCOUNT Gangsta or gangsta rap is a form of rap music in which the words often refer to crime and violence.
gang|ster /gæ ŋstə r / (gangsters ) N‑COUNT A gangster is a member of an organized group of violent criminals.
gang|way /gæ ŋwe I / (gangways ) N‑COUNT The gangway is the passage between rows of seats, for example in a theatre or aircraft, for people to walk along. [BRIT ] □ A man in the gangway suddenly stood up to reach for something in the overhead locker.
gan|net /gæ n I t/ (gannets ) N‑COUNT Gannets are large white sea birds that live on cliffs.
gan|try /gæ ntri/ (gantries ) N‑COUNT A gantry is a high metal structure that supports a set of road signs, railway signals, or other equipment. □ On top of the gantry the American flag flew. □ …the lighting gantries.