press-gang

See also: pressgang

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

press +‎ gang

Noun

press-gang (plural press-gangs)

A body of men employed to force others (impress them) into military service, especially naval service.
Synonym: press (noun) (archaic)

Related terms

impressment

See also

Verb

press-gang (third-person singular simple present press-gangs, present participle press-ganging, simple past and past participle press-ganged)

To force men into military or naval service.
Synonym: shanghai

Coordinate terms: conscript, draft
To coerce somebody into doing something that they are reluctant to do.
Coordinate term: railroad

Translations

to force men into military service

Bulgarian: мобилизирам принудително (mobiliziram prinuditelno)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 拉丁 (zh) (lādīng), 强征入伍, 抓壮丁, 抓丁, 拉夫 (zh) (lāfū)
Dutch: ronselaarsbende
German: zwangsrekrutieren

to coerce somebody into doing something that they are reluctant to do

Finnish: pakkovärvätä, shanghaijata (fi)
German: zwingen (de)

Anagrams

gang press

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