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They were known for their violent actions and extreme LEFT-WING ideas and they tried to take control of China after MAO ZEDONG's death in 1976. Their attempt failed, and they were put in prison.
**gang·plank** /'gæŋplæŋk/ n a wooden board which is used to make a bridge to get into or out of a ship or to pass from one ship to another
**gan·grene** /'gæŋgri:n/ n [U] the decay of the flesh of part of the body because blood has stopped flowing there, usually after a wound --**grenous** /-grınəs/ adj
**gang·sta** /'gæŋstə/ n AmE infml someone who is a member of a GANG
**'gangsta ,rap** n [U] a type of RAP music with words about drugs, violence, and life in poor areas of cities --**gangsta rapper** n
**gang·ster** /'gæŋstər/ n a member of a group (GANG) of usually armed criminals
**CULTURAL NOTE** In Britain, the image many people have of a gangster is of a man in a SMART suit who carries a big gun hidden in a case meant for holding a VIOLIN. Most people associate the word with Al CAPONE and the Chicago gangsters of the 1920s and 1930s.
**gang·way** /'gæŋweı/ n 1 a usually large GANGPLANK 2 a clear space between two rows of seats in a cinema, theatre, bus, or train; AISLE 3 Gangway! (used to clear a passage through a crowd of people) Please get out of the way!
**gan·net** /'gænıt/ n pl gannets or gannet 1 a large bird that lives near the sea and catches fish by diving (DIVE) into the sea 2 BrE slang someone who eats a lot and who eats any type of food
**gan·try** /'gæntri/ n a metal frame which is used to support movable heavy machinery or railway signals
**Gan·y·mede** /'gænımi:d/ in ancient Greek stories, a beautiful young boy who was taken to OLYMPUS by ZEUS and became CUPBEARER (=someone who serves wine) to the gods
**gaol** /dʒeıl/ n, v BrE for JAIL
**gaol·bird** /'dʒeılbɜ:rd/ n BrE for JAILBIRD
**gaol·er** /'dʒeılər/ n BrE for JAILER
**gap** /gæp/ n [in, between)] 1 an empty space between two objects or two parts of an object: *The gate was locked but we went through a gap in the fence.* | (fig.) *There were wide gaps in my knowledge of history.* | (fig.) *a gap in the conversation* | (fig.) *bridging the gap between school and university* -> see also CREDIBILITY GAP, GENERATION GAP 2 gap in the market an area, usually in the buying and selling of goods and services, which is not fully developed, and therefore offers someone a chance to start a suitable business and make money out of it: *She just saw the gap in the market, borrowed money from the bank and set up the business. Just like that!*
**Gap, The** trademark a US clothes company with stores all over the world. The Gap sells informal clothes for men, women, and children, which are fashionable but not very expensive.
**gape** /geıp/ v [I] 1 [(at)] to look hard in surprise or wonder, especially with the mouth open: *'What are you gaping at?' 'This letter says I've just won half a million pounds!'* -> compare GAWP 2 to come apart or open widely: *Holes gaped In the road.* | *His shirt gaped open where the button had come off.* | *a gaping wound* | (fig.) *There were gaping holes in (=large parts left out of) his account of the incident, so we thought he must be trying to hide something.* -> see GAZE (USAGE)
**'gap year** n BrE a year between leaving school and going to university, which some young people use as an opportunity to travel, earn money, or get experience of working
**gar·age¹** /'gærɑ:ʒ, -ıdʒ||ɡə'rɑ:ʒ/ n 1 a building in which motor vehicles can be kept: *She put the car away in the garage.* | *a bus garage* -> compare CARPORT 2 also service station -a place where motor vehicles are repaired and petrol and oil may also be sold: *The car's at the garage.* -> compare FILLING STATION
**garage²** v [T] to put or keep in a garage
**'garage ,sale** n a sale of used articles from people's houses, often taking place in a garage
**ga·ram ma·sa·la** /ˌɡærəm mə'sɑ:lə, -mɑ:-/ n [U] a mixture of SPICES which give a hot taste to food, used especially in Indian cooking
**garb¹** /ɡɑ:rb||ɡɑ:rb/ n [U] fml or lit clothing of a particular style, especially clothing which shows one's type of work or is of unusual appearance: *He was clothed in a judge's solemn garb.*
**garb²** v [T(in) usually pass.] fml or lit to dress: *The priest was garbed in black.*
**gar·bage** /'ɡɑ:brıdʒ||'ɡɑ:r-/ n [U] 1 waste material e.g. from a house or office, to be thrown away; REFUSE 2 derog stupid and worthless ideas, words etc: *Don't talk such a bunch of garbage!* 3 garbage in, garbage out (used especially in computing (COMPUTE)) if you put RUBBISH e.g. bad DATA into a machine, you will get bad results
**'garbage can** n AmE for DUSTBIN
**'garbage col,lector** also **'garbage man** n AmE for DUSTMAN
**'garbage dis,posal** also **disposal** infml - n AmE a small machine in the kitchen SINK which breaks vegetable rubbish into small pieces so that it can be allowed to go down the pipes that carry waste water away: *Can apple skins be put in the garbage disposal?* | *Will these go down the disposal?*
**'garbage truck** n AmE for DUSTCART
**gar·ban·zo** /ɡɑ:r'bænzoʊ||ɡɑ:r'bɑ:n-/ n Sp CHICKPEA
**gar·ble** /'ɡɑ:rbḷ||'ɡɑ:r-/ v [T] to repeat in a confused way which gives a false idea of the facts: *He was overexcited, and gave a garbled account of the meeting.*
**Gar·bo, Gret·a** /'ɡɑ:rboʊ||'ɡɑ:r-, 'ɡretə/ (1905-90) a US film actress, born in Sweden, who suddenly stopped making films in 1941 when she was still extremely popular, and became a RECLUSE (=someone who lives on their own and does not want to see other people). She was known for her beauty, and for saying 'I want to be alone'. Her films include *Queen Christina* (1933), *Anna Karenina* (1935), and *Camille* (1936).
**gar·bol·o·gy** /ɡɑ:'bɒlədʒi||ɡɑ:r'bɑ:l-/ n [U] AmE the study of waste or garbage e.g. for scientific purposes
**Gar·cí·a Lor·ca, Fed·e·ri·co** /ɡɑ:ˌsi:ə 'lɔ:rkə||ɡɑ:rˌsi:ə 'lɔ:r-, ˌfedəri:koʊ/ (1898-1936) a Spanish poet and writer of plays, known for plays such as *Blood Wedding* and *The House of Bernarda Alba*. He was shot during the Spanish Civil War.
**Gar·cí·a Már·quez, Gabriel** /ɡɑ:ˌsi:ə 'mɑ:rkes||ɡɑ:rˌsi:ə 'mɑ:r-/ (1928-) a Colombian writer whose novels are in the style of MAGIC REALISM, and include *One Hundred Years of Solitude* (1967) and *Love in the Time of Cholera* (1988). He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982.
**gar·çon** /'ɡærsɒn||ɡɑ:r'soʊn/ n Fr a waiter, especially in a French restaurant
**gar·den¹** /'ɡɑ:rdṇ||'ɡɑ:r-/ n 1 a piece of land, often around or at the side of a house, which may be covered with grass or planted with flowers, fruit, and vegetables: *She's out in the garden, mowing the lawn.* | *the back/front garden* | *a herb garden* | *a rose garden* | *a garden seat* -> compare YARD² 2 (in the US) that part of a YARD which is planted with flowers or vegetables: *We have a little garden in our backyard.* | *We were thinking of planting a garden this year, but it's so much work digging up the yard.* 3 also gardens pl - a public park with flowers, grass, paths, and seats 4 Come into the garden, Maud the title and first line of a song popular in Britain at the beginning of the 20th century -> see also KITCHEN GARDEN, MARKET GARDEN, lead someone up the garden path (LEAD¹)
**garden²** v [I] to work in a garden, keeping it tidy, making plants grow etc --**ern** --**ing** n [U] *Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.* | *gardening gloves* | *It was a sunny day so I decided to do some gardening.*
**CULTURAL NOTE** **Gardening** Many British people enjoy gardening and spend a lot of their free time taking care of their gardens. Some people also have ALLOTMENTs where they grow vegetables. In the UK there are many popular television programmes about gardening and garden design such as *Gardeners' World* and *Groundforce*. There is also a famous radio programme called *Gardeners' Question Time* in which members of the public can ask gardening EXPERTs for advice. Some of the gardeners