The difference between Gang and Lot
When used as nouns, gang means a going, journey, whereas lot means a large quantity or number.
When used as verbs, gang means to go, whereas lot means to allot.
check bellow for the other definitions of Gang and Lot
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Gang as a verb (intransitive, chiefly, UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):
To go; walk; proceed.
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Gang as a noun (now, _, chiefly, dialectal):
A going, journey; a course, path, track.
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Gang as a noun (obsolete):
An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
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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."
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Gang as a noun:
A group of laborers under one foreman; a squad.
Examples:
"a gang of sailors; a railroad gang."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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Gang as a noun (US):
A chain gang.
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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."
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Gang as a noun:
A set; all required for an outfit.
Examples:
"a new gang of stays."
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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."
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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."
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Gang as a verb (intransitive):
To band together as a group or gang.
Examples:
"Let's gang up on them."
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Gang as a verb (transitive):
to attach similar items together to form a larger unit.
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Gang as a verb:
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Gang as a verb:
to have sex with a single partner as a gang.
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Gang as a noun (mining):
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Lot as a noun:
A large quantity or number; a great deal.
Examples:
"to spend a lot of money; lots of people think so"
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Lot as a noun:
A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
Examples:
"a lot of stationery"
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Lot as a noun:
One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
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Lot as a noun (informal):
A number of people taken collectively.
Examples:
"a sorry lot; a bad lot'"
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Lot as a noun:
A distinct portion or of land, usually smaller than a field.
Examples:
"a building lot in a city"
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Lot as a noun:
That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.
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Lot as a noun:
Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.
Examples:
"to cast lots; to draw lots'"
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Lot as a noun:
The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.
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Lot as a noun:
A prize in a lottery.
Examples:
"rfquotek Evelyn"
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Lot as a noun:
Allotment; lottery.
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Lot as a noun (definite, '''the lot'''):
All members of a set; everything.
Examples:
"The table was loaded with food, but by evening there was nothing but crumbs; we had eaten the lot."
"If I were in charge, I'd fire the lot of them."
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Lot as a noun:
An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.
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Lot as a verb (transitive, dated):
To allot; to sort; to apportion.
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Lot as a verb (US, informal, dated):
To count or reckon (on or upon).