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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
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."
Use press-gang when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Press-gang means A body of men employed to force others (impress them) into military service, especially naval service..
Common synonyms include press, shanghai.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"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."
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