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mob (m

1. A large disorderly crowd or throng. See Synonyms at crowd¹.

2. The mass of common people; the populace.

3. Informal

a. An organized gang of criminals; a crime syndicate.

b. often Mob Organized crime. Often used with the: a murder suspect with links to the Mob.

4. An indiscriminate or loosely associated group of persons or things: a mob of boats in the harbor.

5. Australian A flock or herd of animals.

tr.v. mobbed, mob·bing, mobs

1. To crowd around and jostle or annoy, especially in anger or excessive enthusiasm: Eager fans mobbed the popular singer.

2. To crowd into: Visitors mobbed the fairgrounds.

3. To attack in large numbers; overwhelm: The quarterback was mobbed by the defensive line.

[Short for mobile, from Latin mbile (vulgus), fickle (crowd), neuter of mbilis; see mobile.]

mobbish adj.

mobbish·ly adv.

mob [mɒb]

a. a riotous or disorderly crowd of people; rabble

b. (as modifier) mob law mob violence

2. Often derogatory a group or class of people, animals, or things

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Austral and NZ a flock (of sheep) or a herd (of cattle, esp when droving)

4. Often derogatory the masses

5. Slang a gang of criminals

vb mobs, mobbing, mobbed (tr)

1. to attack in a group resembling a mob

2. to surround, esp in order to acclaim they mobbed the film star

3. to crowd into (a building, plaza, etc.)

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of a group of animals of a prey species) to harass (a predator) See also mobs

[shortened from Latin mōbile vulgus the fickle populace; see mobile]

mobber n

mobbish adj

MOB

abbreviation for

(Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) mobile phone

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.

Mob a rabble, 1688; a crowd or collection of things. See also canaille, flock, herd.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	mob - a disorderly crowd of people rabble, rout crowd - a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers" lynch mob - a mob that kills a person for some presumed offense without legal authority
	2.	mob - a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities crime syndicate, syndicate, family gangdom, gangland, organized crime - underworld organizations Cosa Nostra, Maffia, Mafia - a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
	3.	mob - an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" gang, pack, ring association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association" nest - a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality; "a nest of thieves" youth gang - a gang whose members are teenagers gangdom, gangland, organized crime - underworld organizations gangster, mobster - a criminal who is a member of gang
Verb	1.	mob - press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium" jam, throng, pile, pack crowd together, crowd - to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"

mob

noun

1. crowd, pack, collection, mass, body, press, host, gathering, drove, gang, flock, herd, swarm, horde, multitude, throng, assemblage a growing mob of demonstrators

2. masses, rabble, hoi polloi, scum, great unwashed (informal & derogatory), riffraff, canaille (French), commonalty If they continue like this there is a danger of the mob taking over.

3. (Slang) gang, company, group, set, lot, troop, crew (informal) Can you stop your mob tramping all over the place?

verb

1. surround, besiege, overrun, jostle, fall on, set upon, crowd around, swarm around Her car was mobbed by the media.

2. crowd into, fill, crowd, pack, jam, cram into, fill to overflowing Demonstrators mobbed the streets.

Translations

mob [mɒb]

A. N

1. (= crowd) → multitud f, muchedumbre f, bola f (Mex); (= rabble) → populacho m, turba f (esp LAm)
some houses were burnt by the mobs → unas casas fueron incendiadas por el populacho
the army has become a mob → el ejército se ha transformado en una turba incontrolada
they went in a mob to the town hall → fueron en tropel al ayuntamiento
to join the mob → echarse a las calles
they're a hard-drinking mob → son una pandilla de borrachos

2. the mob (pej) (= the masses) → el populacho

3. (= criminal gang) → pandilla f
Joe and his mob → Joe y su pandilla
the Mob (US) → la Mafia

4. (Mil) which mob were you in? → ¿en qué regimiento estuviste?

B. VT

1. (= attack) → asaltar

2. (= surround) he was mobbed whenever he went out → al salir siempre se veía acosado por la gente
the minister was mobbed by journalists → los periodistas se apiñaban en torno al ministro

C. CPD mob oratory N → demagogia f populachera
mob rule N → ley f de la calle

mob [ˈmɒb]

(= large group) [people, reporters, fans] → foule f

[rioters, protesters, attackers] → foule f
Their car was stoned by an angry mob → Leur voiture fut caillassée par une foule en colère.

the mob (= the mass of the people) → la populace

the Mob (= organized crime) → la pègre mob boss

vt [+ celebrity] → assaillir
mob boss n → chef m/f de la pègre

mob

(= crowd) → Horde f, → Schar f; (riotous, violent) → Mob m no pl; an undisciplined mob → ein undisziplinierter Haufen; a mob gathered to burn the houses → der Mob or Pöbel lief zusammen, um die Häuser zu verbrennen; the crowd became a mob → das Volk wurde zur wütenden Menge; they went in a mob to the town hall → sie stürmten zum Rathaus

(inf) (= criminal gang) → Bande f; (fig: = clique) → Haufen m, → Bande f; which mob were you in? (Mil) → bei welchem Haufen warst du denn? (inf); the Mob (= the Mafia) → die Maf(f)ia

the mob (pej: = the masses) → die Masse (→ n pl)

vt → herfallen über (+acc), → sich stürzen auf (+acc); actor, pop star also → belagern; the prisoner was mobbed → die Menge fiel über den Gefangenen her

mob [mɒb]

1. n (of people) → folla, massa; (disorderly) → calca; (rioting, violent) → folla inferocita (fam) (criminal gang) → cricca, banda
the mob (pej) (Mafia) → la Mafia; (rabble) → la plebaglia

2. vt (person) → assalire, accalcarsi intorno a; (place) → prendere d'assalto, accalcarsi intorno a

mob [mɒb]

2. vt (person) → assalire, accalcarsi intorno a; (place) → prendere d'assalto, accalcarsi intorno a

mob

n mob [mob]

a noisy, violent or disorderly crowd of people He was attacked by an angry mob. skare غَوْغاء، رَعاع тълпа dav pøbel der Mob όχλος banda, chusma rahvahulk, jõuk جمعیت jengi cohue אֲסַפסוּף भीड़ svjetina, rulja csőcselék orang banyak skríll, lÿður folla, calca 暴徒 폭도 minia, nusikaltėlių gauja pūlis; bars kumpulan perusuh menigte flokk, mobb motłoch multidão mulţime, gloată толпа dav drhal rulja pöbel, mobb ฝูงชนที่กำลังสับสนอลหม่าน güruh, taşkın kalabalık 一群暴徒 натовп, юрба ہجوم đám đông hỗn tạp 一群暴徒

v – past tense, past participle mobbed –

(of a crowd) to surround and push about in a disorderly way The singer was mobbed by a huge crowd of his fans. omring, aangeval يَتَجَمْهَر حَوْل обграждам obklopit puffe anpöbeln περικυκλώνω, τσαλαπατώ acosar rüsinal ümbritsema ازدحام کردن tuuppia assaillir לְהִתקַהֵל उत्तेजित होना navaliti, nasrnuti megrohan mengerumuni gera aðsúg að assalire 群れて押し寄せる 떼지어 몰려들다 apstumdyti, grumdyti (pūlī) stumdīt, grūstīt mengerumuni omzwermen stimle rundt, omringe przepychać, napierać na atacar a asalta толпиться obklopiť navaliti na koga nasrnuti skocka sig omkring, omringa รุมล้อม başına üşüşmek, etrafını sarmak 圍聚 товпитися; оточувати بڑی بھیڑ کے حملے کا شکار ہونا tấn công 围聚

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