mob

Plural: mobs

Noun

• a disorderly crowd of people
• a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
• an association of criminals
• A large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action.
• The lower classes of a community; the rabble.
• A group of animals such as horses or cattle.
• A group of kangaroos.
• A flock of emus.
• A mafia: a group that engages in organized crime.
• A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country.
• A promiscuous woman; a harlot or wench; a prostitute.
• A mob cap.
• Abbreviation of mobile phone.
• A non-player character, especially one that exists to be fought or killed to further the progression of the story or game.
• A background character in general.

Verb

Verb Forms: mobbed, mobbing, mobs

• To crowd around someone or something in a disorderly way.
• press tightly together or cram
• To crowd around (someone), sometimes with hostility.
• To crowd into or around a place.
• To wrap up in, or cover with, a cowl.

Examples

• The fans mobbed a well-dressed couple who resembled their idols.
• The fans MOBBED the Scrabble champion after his unexpected tournament win.
• The shoppers mobbed the store on the first day of the sale.

Synonyms

crime syndicate, family, gang, jam, pack, pile, rabble, ring, rout, syndicate, throng, Mafia, mafia, mobile

Anagrams of mob