verb
- to kill or defeat an opponent in a video game by attacking with overwhelming force or numbers, often when the opponent is unprepared or vulnerable
Usage: slang; gaming; informal
Examples
- The enemy team decided to gank our mid-laner during the early game.
- If you stay in one spot too long, the other players will gank you.
- We ganked the boss with all five players at once.
- Stop ganking me—fight me one-on-one!
- The jungler ganked the lane three times in a row.