mob

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There was an excited mob of fans at the much anticipated soccer match.

noun

The definition of a mob is a large and often unruly crowd.
An example of a mob is hundreds of people waiting outside of a store to shop on Black Friday.

verb

To mob is defined as to crowd into or to fill with a lot of people.
An example of to mob is for hundreds of people to race into a store all at once.

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mob

a disorderly and lawless crowd; rabble
any crowd
the masses; common people collectively: a contemptuous term
Informal
1. a gang of criminals
2. organized crime, specif. the Mafia (sense ): with the

Origin of mob

from Classical Latin mobile (vulgus), movable (crowd)

transitive verb

mobbed, mob′bing

to crowd around and attack
to crowd around and jostle, annoy, etc., as in curiosity or anger
to fill with many people; throng

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mob

noun

A large and often disorderly crowd. See Synonyms at crowd¹.
The mass of common people; the populace.
often Mob Informal A criminal organization, especially the Mafia operating in the United States.
An indiscriminate or loosely associated group of things: a mob of boats in the harbor.
Australian A flock or herd of animals.

transitive verb

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.

Origin of mob

Short for mobile from Latin mōbile (vulgus) fickle (crowd) neuter of mōbilis ; see mobile .

Related Forms:

mob′bish
adjective

mob′bish·ly
adverb

MOB

abbreviation

mother of the bride

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mob

See also crowds.

mobbism the behavior of a mob. —mobbish, adj. —mobbishly, adv. mobolatry a reverence for and veneration of the mob. ochlocracy a rule or government by a mob. —ochlocrat, n. —ochlocratie, ochlocratical, adj. ochlophobia an abnormal fear of crowds or mobs. — ochlophobe, n. —ochlophobic, adj.

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Noun

(plural mobs)

An unruly group of people.
A commonly used collective noun for animals such as horses or cattle.
The Mafia, or a similar group that engages in organized crime (preceded by the).
(video games) A non-player character that exists to be fought or killed to further the progression of the story or game.
(archaic) The lower classes of a community; the rabble.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present mobs, present participle mobbing, simple past and past participle mobbed)

To crowd around (someone), often with hostility.
The fans mobbed a well-dressed couple who resembled their idols.
To crowd into or around a place.
The shoppers mobbed the store on the first day of the sale.
(video games) The act of a player aggroing enemies so they follow them and gather, forming a mob of foes.

Origin

Middle English, short for mobile, from Latin mÅbile (vulgus) (“fickle (crowd)"). The video-gaming sense originates from English mobile, used by Richard Bartle for objects capable of movement in an early MUD.

Noun

(plural mobs)

A mob cap.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present mobs, present participle mobbing, simple past and past participle mobbed)

To wrap up in, or cover with, a cowl.

Origin

Alteration of mab.

Abbreviations

mobile phone

Usage notes

This is most often used in signwriting to match with with the other three-letter abbreviations tel (“telephone") and fax.

Origin

Abbreviation of mobile phone.

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