0 present participle of press-gang
1 to force or strongly persuade someone to do something they do not want to do:
There is no doubt that, after years of press-ganging members of the general public to join, contracts have been signed involving £1 million and more.
I ask him to think about his staff, the level of morale that press-ganging creates and how many experienced staff may feel forced to leave.
That shows that in this case there can he no suggestion of press-ganging or bulldozing anybody into a decision, or his being bounced into something.
There was no question of trying to mislead, so there was no question of press-ganging.
There is no question of utilising the new deal as a method of press-ganging people into the armed forces.
This is not conscription—this is press-ganging.
That is "tele-ganging" instead of press-ganging.
Her husband and son were released from the navy and were exempted from future press-ganging.
