- to rob or mug (a person).
- to steal or seize (something of value).
- (in a video game) to kill (a character), especially an outnumbered, weaker, or lower level player character: I got ganked in the jungle—never saw it coming.
- (in a video game) the killing of one character by another, especially when the killer character has a powerful or unfair advantage over the victim: Early ganks aren’t very effective, so you should save those attacks for later.