1. 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.