Clique — meaning in English
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English meaning
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clique
noun A small, exclusive group of people who spend time together and often exclude others.
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gang
noun A group of people, often criminals, who band together and share an identity or purpose.
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posse
noun A group of people, especially one gathered to help enforce the law.
Senses
Clique is used for these senses in English:
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gang
A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose.
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posse
(colloquial) A group of (especially young) people seen as constituting a peer group or band of associates; a gang, a group of friends. [from 20th c.]
gang — full definition
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noun A group of people, often criminals, who band together and share an identity or purpose.
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noun Informally, any close group of friends or associates.
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noun A team of workers operating together under one supervisor.
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verb To act together as a group, especially to attack or confront someone (usually "gang up on").
