mob

/mɒb/

noun 11verb 3name 2adj 2intj 1

Collocations

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(noun.)

ADJ

angry, hostile, unruly | lynch

VERB + MOB

break up, disperse

MOB + VERB

attack sb/sth, set upon sb, surround sb/sth

chant (sth), shout (sth)

The angry mob shouted demands outside the government building for hours.

MOB + NOUN

rule

During the 1920s, organized crime groups established mob rule in several major American cities.

violence

Definitions

noun

1

A large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action.

Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob.

See also: Mob (the masses)

2

The lower classes of a community; the rabble.

A cluster of mob, who were making themselves merry with their betters.

3

A group of animals such as horses or cattle.

Well behind the fire were the pack-saddles and a dark mob of feeding horses[.]

4

(collective) A group of kangaroos.

5

(collective) A group of emus.

verb

1

To crowd around (someone), sometimes with hostility.

The fans mobbed a well-dressed couple who resembled their idols.

Politicians have been turning up to Glastonbury for years, but this year the leader of the opposition was among the most hotly anticipated attractions: when he arrived on site, his Land Rover was mobbed by fans.

2

To crowd into or around a place.

The shoppers mobbed the store on the first day of the sale.

noun

1

A promiscuous woman; a harlot or wench; a prostitute.

2

A mob cap.

c. 1773-1774, Oliver Goldsmith, letter to Mrs Bunbury cover their faces with mobs

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a disorderly crowd of people

noun — an association of criminals

noun — a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized crim

verb — press tightly together or cram

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob.

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See also: Mob (the masses)

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A cluster of mob, who were making themselves merry with their betters.

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The fans mobbed a well-dressed couple who resembled their idols.

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Politicians have been turning up to Glastonbury for years, but this year the leader of the opposition was among the most hotly anticipated attractions: when he arrived on site, his Land Rover was mobb

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The shoppers mobbed the store on the first day of the sale.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, mob is marked as archaic, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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