Mob Definition
mŏb
mobbed, mobbing, mobs
noun
mobs
A disorderly and lawless crowd; rabble.
Webster's New World
Any crowd.
Webster's New World
The masses; common people collectively.
Webster's New World
A criminal organization, especially the Mafia operating in the United States.
American Heritage
A gang of criminals.
Webster's New World
verb
mobbed, mobbing, mobs
To crowd around and jostle, annoy, etc., as in curiosity or anger.
Webster's New World
To crowd around and attack.
Webster's New World
To fill with many people; throng.
Webster's New World
(video games) The act of a player aggroing enemies so they follow them and gather, forming a mob of foes.
Wiktionary
To wrap up in, or cover with, a cowl.
Wiktionary
Antonyms:
abbreviation
Mother of the bride.
American Heritage
Mobile phone.
Wiktionary
Origin of Mob
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Middle English, short for mobile, from Latin mōbile (vulgus) (“fickle (crowd)"). The video-gaming sense originates from English mobile, used by Richard Bartle for objects capable of movement in an early MUD.
From Wiktionary
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Short for mobile from Latin mōbile (vulgus) fickle (crowd) neuter of mōbilis mobile
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Abbreviation of mobile phone.
From Wiktionary
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Alteration of mab.
From Wiktionary
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