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   Press gang

   /ˈpresˌɡaNG/

   

   noun

   • 1. a body of men employed to enlist men forcibly into service in the army or navy. historical

   verb

   • 1. forcibly enlist (someone) into service in the army or navy: historical "a press-ganged navy"
   • ▪ force someone to do something: historical "we press-ganged Simon into playing"

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