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mob  (mb)
n.
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
Noun
1. a riotous or disorderly crowd of people
2. Informal any group of people
3. the masses
4. Slang a gang of criminals
Verb
[mobbing, mobbed]
1. to attack in a group resembling a mob
2. to surround in a crowd to acclaim or attack: she was mobbed by her fans when she left the theatre [shortened from Latin mobile vulgus the fickle populace]

Mob
See also crowds.

the behavior of a mob. — mobbish, adj. — mobbishly, adv.
a reverence for and veneration of the mob.
a rule or government by a mob. — ochlocrat, n. — ochlocratie, ochlocratical, adj.
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
Noun1.mobmob - a disorderly crowd of people        
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.mobmob - a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
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.mobmob - an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"
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
Verb1.mob - press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"
crowd together, crowd - to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"

mob
noun 2. masses, rabble, hoi polloi, scum, great unwashed (informal), (derogatory) riffraff, canaille (French) commonalty
noun 3. gang, company, group, set, lot, troop, crew (informal)
verb 4. surround, besiege, overrun, jostle, fall on, set upon, crowd around, swarm around
verb 5. crowd into, fill, crowd, pack, jam, cram into, fill to overflowing
Translations
mob [mɔb] nmultitud f;
(pej): the mob → el populacho
vtacosar

mob [mɔb] nfoule f;
(disorderly) → cohue f;
(pej);
the mob → la populace vtassaillir

mob [mɔb] nMob m;
(organized) → Bande f
vtherfallen über +acc

mob [mɔb] nfolla;
(disorderly) → calca;
(pej): the mob → la plebaglia

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
vpast 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 떼를 지어 에워싸다 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


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