mob

The definition of a mob is a large and often unruly crowd.

(noun)

An example of a mob is hundreds of people waiting outside of a store to shop on Black Friday.

To mob is defined as to crowd into or to fill with a lot of people.

(verb)

An example of to mob is for hundreds of people to race into a store all at once.

See mob in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Origin: < L mobile (vulgus), movable (crowd)

transitive verb mobbed, mobbing

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See mob in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A large disorderly crowd or throng. See Synonyms at crowd¹.
The mass of common people; the populace.
Informal
a. An organized gang of criminals; a crime syndicate.
b. often Mob Organized crime. Often used with the: a murder suspect with links to the Mob.
An indiscriminate or loosely associated group of persons or things: a mob of boats in the harbor.
Australian A flock or herd of animals.

transitive verb mobbed mobbed, mob·bing, mobs

To crowd around and jostle or annoy, especially in anger or excessive enthusiasm: Eager fans mobbed the popular singer.
To crowd into: Visitors mobbed the fairgrounds.
To attack in large numbers; overwhelm: The quarterback was mobbed by the defensive line.

Origin:

Origin: Short for mobile

Origin: , from Latin mōbile (vulgus), fickle (crowd)

Origin: , neuter of mōbilis; see mobile

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