press-gang
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press-gang
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From press + gang.
noun press-gangs · pressgang · press gang
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A body of men employed to force others (impress them) into military service, especially naval service.
"If this is a press gang," Lyle remarked, "you should know that my diet is extremely poor, I'm too tall for trenches and I blow away in a light breeze."
Similar: press
verb press-gangs · press-ganging · press-ganged · pressgang · press gang
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To force (someone) into military or naval service.
Similar: shanghai
- To coerce (somebody) into doing something that they are reluctant to do.
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Talk about this word "press-gang." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/press-gang. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. press-gang. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/press-gang "press-gang." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/press-gang.Cite this
@misc{press_gang_2026,
title = {press-gang},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/press-gang},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
