The difference between Crew and Gang

When used as nouns, crew means any company of people, whereas gang means a going, journey.

When used as verbs, crew means to be a member of a vessel's crew, whereas gang means to go.

check bellow for the other definitions of Crew and Gang

  1. Crew as a noun (obsolete):

    A group of people together Any company of people; an assemblage; a throng. A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft. A group of people working together on a task. The group of workers on a dramatic production who are not part of the cast. A close group of friends. A set of individuals lumped together by the speaker. A group of Rovers. A hip-hop group A rowing team manning a single shell.

    Examples:

    "If you need help, please contact a member of the crew."

    "The crews of the two ships got into a fight."

    "The crews competed to cut the most timber."

    "There are a lot of carpenters in the crew!"

    "The crews for different movies would all come down to the bar at night."

    "I'd look out for that whole crew down at Jack's."

  2. Crew as a noun (plural: crew):

    A person in a crew A member of the crew of a vessel or plant. A worker on a dramatic production who is not part of the cast. A member of a ship's company who is not an officer.

    Examples:

    "One crew died in the accident."

    "There were three actors and six crew on the set."

    "The officers and crew assembled on the deck."

    "There are quarters for three officers and five crew."

  3. Crew as a noun (sports, rowing, US, uncountable):

    The sport of competitive rowing.

  1. Crew as a verb (transitive, _, and, _, intransitive):

    To be a member of a vessel's crew

    Examples:

    "We crewed together on a fishing boat last year."

    "The ship was crewed by fifty sailors."

  2. Crew as a verb:

    To be a member of a work or production crew

    Examples:

    "The film was crewed and directed by students."

  3. Crew as a verb:

    To supply workers or sailors for a crew

  4. Crew as a verb (nautical):

    To do the proper work of a sailor

    Examples:

    "The crewing of the vessel before the crash was deficient."

  5. Crew as a verb (nautical):

    To take on, recruit (new) crew

  1. Crew as a verb (British, archaic):

    To have made the characteristic sound of a rooster.

    Examples:

    "It was still dark when the cock crew."

  1. Crew as a noun (British, dialectal):

    A pen for livestock such as chickens or pigs

  1. Crew as a noun:

    The Manx shearwater.

  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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