The difference between Bunch and Gang

When used as nouns, bunch means a group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together, whereas gang means a going, journey.

When used as verbs, bunch means to gather into a bunch, whereas gang means to go.

check bellow for the other definitions of Bunch and Gang

  1. Bunch as a noun:

    A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.

    Examples:

    "a bunch of grapes;  a bunch of bananas;  a bunch of keys;  nowrap a bunch of yobs on a street corner"

  2. Bunch as a noun (cycling):

    The peloton; the main group of riders formed during a race.

  3. Bunch as a noun:

    An informal body of friends.

    Examples:

    "He still hangs out with the same bunch."

  4. Bunch as a noun (US, informal):

    A considerable amount.

    Examples:

    "a bunch of trouble"

  5. Bunch as a noun (informal):

    An unmentioned amount; a number.

    Examples:

    "A bunch of them went down to the field."

  6. Bunch as a noun (forestry):

    A group of logs tied together for skidding.

  7. Bunch as a noun (geology, mining):

    An unusual concentration of ore in a lode or a small, discontinuous occurrence or patch of ore in the wallrock.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Page"

  8. Bunch as a noun (textiles):

    The reserve yarn on the filling bobbin to allow continuous weaving between the time of indication from the midget feeler until a new bobbin is put in the shuttle.

  9. Bunch as a noun:

    An unfinished cigar, before the wrapper leaf is added.

    Examples:

    "Two to four filler leaves are laid end to end and rolled into the two halves of the binder leaves, making up what is called the bunch."

  10. Bunch as a noun:

    A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump.

  1. Bunch as a verb (transitive):

    To gather into a bunch.

  2. Bunch as a verb (transitive):

    To gather fabric into folds.

  3. Bunch as a verb (intransitive):

    To form a bunch.

  4. Bunch as a verb (intransitive):

    To be gathered together in folds

  5. Bunch as a verb (intransitive):

    To protrude or swell

  1. Gang as a verb (intransitive, chiefly, UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):

    To go; walk; proceed.

  1. Gang as a noun (now, _, chiefly, dialectal):

    A going, journey; a course, path, track.

  2. Gang as a noun (obsolete):

    An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

  3. Gang as a noun:

    A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose.

    Examples:

    "the Gashouse Gang"

    "The gang from our office is going out for drinks Friday night."

  4. Gang as a noun:

    A group of laborers under one foreman; a squad.

    Examples:

    "a gang of sailors; a railroad gang."

  5. Gang as a noun:

    A criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city.

    Examples:

    "a youth gang; a neighborhood gang; motorcycle gang."

  6. Gang as a noun:

    A group of criminals or alleged criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit.

    Examples:

    "The Winter Hill Gang was quite proficient at murdering rival mobsters in order to take over their rackets."

  7. Gang as a noun:

    A group of politicians united in furtherance of a political goal.

    Examples:

    "The Gang of Four was led by Jiang Qing, the fourth wife of Mao Zedong."

    "Not all members of the Gang of Six are consistent in their opposition to filibuster."

  8. Gang as a noun (US):

    A chain gang.

  9. Gang as a noun:

    A combination of similar tools or implements arranged so as, by acting together, to save time or labor; a set.

    Examples:

    "a gang of saws; a gang of plows."

  10. Gang as a noun:

    A set; all required for an outfit.

    Examples:

    "a new gang of stays."

  11. Gang as a noun (electrics):

    A number of switches or other electrical devices wired into one unit and covered by one faceplate.

    Examples:

    "an outlet gang box; a double gang switch."

  12. Gang as a noun (electrics):

    A group of wires attached as a bundle.

    Examples:

    "a gang of wires"

    "Do a drop for the telephone gang, then another drop for the Internet gang, both through the ceiling of the wiring closet."

  1. Gang as a verb (intransitive):

    To band together as a group or gang.

    Examples:

    "Let's gang up on them."

  2. Gang as a verb (transitive):

    to attach similar items together to form a larger unit.

  1. Gang as a verb:

  1. Gang as a verb:

    to have sex with a single partner as a gang.

  1. Gang as a noun (mining):

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