Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large and often disorderly crowd. synonym: crowd.
- noun The mass of common people; the populace.
- noun Informal A criminal organization, especially the Mafia operating in the United States.
- noun An indiscriminate or loosely associated group of things.
- noun Australian A flock or herd of animals.
- transitive verb To crowd around and jostle or annoy, especially in anger or excessive enthusiasm.
- transitive verb To crowd into.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mob-cap.
- To conceal or cover, as the face, by a cap or hood.
- To dress awkwardly.
- To attack in a disorderly crowd; crowd round and annoy; beset tumultuously, whether from curiosity or with hostile intent: as, to
mob a person in the street. - To scold.
- noun The common mass of people; the multitude; hence, a promiscuous aggregation of people in any rank of life; an incoherent, rude, or disorderly crowd; rabble.
- noun A riotous assemblage; a crowd of persons gathered for mischief or attack; a promiscuous multitude of rioters.
- noun A herd, as of horses or cattle; a flock, as of sheep.
- noun Synonyms Rabble, etc. See
populace .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A mobcap.
- transitive verb rare To wrap up in, or cover with, a cowl.
- transitive verb To crowd about, as a mob, and attack or annoy.
- noun The lower classes of a community; the populace, or the lowest part of it.
- noun A throng; a rabble; esp., an unlawful or riotous assembly; a disorderly crowd.
- noun law administered by the mob; lynch law.
- noun [Slang] well dressed thieves and swindlers, regarded collectively.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- abbreviation
mobile phone - noun An
unruly group of people. - noun A commonly used
collective noun for animals such as horses or cattle. - noun The
Mafia , or a similar group that engages inorganized crime (preceded by the). - noun video games A
non-player character that exists to be fought or killed to further theprogression of the story or game. - verb transitive To
crowd around (someone), often with hostility. - verb transitive To
crowd into or around a place. - verb video games The act of a player
aggroing enemies so they follow them and gather, forming a mob of foes.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an association of criminals
- verb press tightly together or cram
- noun a disorderly crowd of people
- noun a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The term mob, in general is always associated with bad things.
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Trying to apply consent based tactics to a mob is an exercise doomed to failure before you even begin.
Be Carefull What You Wish For « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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But controlling the mob is the dream of a good portion of conservatives.
Matthew Yglesias » Jonah Goldberg Having Trouble Finding Upside of Economic Catastrophe 2009
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But Johnson was clearly disturbed by what he characterized as "mob rule and thuggery."
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The term mob is Australian English as the accepted collective noun for a group of Kangaroos, from the hoitytoity mobilus vulgaris.
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He has no respect for collective humanity in its two great forms; either in that momentary form which we call a mob, or in that enduring form which we call a convention.
George Bernard Shaw 1905
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But in a trice it all changed, for the temper of a mob is as subject to unexplained changes as the wind, and it was a great shout of sympathy and triumph instead of derision.
The Heart's Highway: A Romance of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century 1900
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They are not for political reform because they suspect that if the "mob" is ever empowered, they will not forgive the party.
Nathan Gardels: Wei Jingsheng: Blocking 'Peaceful Evolution' Will Lead to Instability in China Nathan Gardels 2010
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They are not for political reform because they suspect that if the "mob" is ever empowered, they will not forgive the party.
Nathan Gardels: Wei Jingsheng: Blocking 'Peaceful Evolution' Will Lead to Instability in China Nathan Gardels 2010
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This brings us to the mid-bob, or mob, which hits at the halfway point of the neck and offers lots of movement (and zero wash-and-set energy) for all hair types, including curls of all kinds.
The 'Mob' Is the Cut That Hairstylists Think Everyone Over 50 Should Consider Condé Nast 2023
bilby commented on the word mob
"In the mob-ridden town of Lamezia Terme, he says, police patrols have had to be reduced to save petrol. 'The police cars are in such bad condition that during a recent chase one of them caught fire.'" - Enzo Macri in 'Move Over, Cosa Nostra', The Guardian, 8 Jun 2006.
December 16, 2007
lampbane commented on the word mob
Mobile Regional Airport.
October 23, 2008