mob
(mŏb)
[Short for mobile, from Latin mōbile (vulgus), fickle (crowd) neuter of mōbilis; see mobile.]
noun
- A large disorderly crowd or throng. See synonyms at crowd1
- The mass of common people; the populace.
- Informal
- An organized gang of criminals; a crime syndicate.
- often Mob. Organized crime. Often used with the: a murder suspect with links to the Mob.
- An indiscriminate or loosely associated group of persons or things: a mob of boats in the harbor.
- Australian A flock or herd of animals.
transitive verb: mobbed, mob·bing, mobs.
- To crowd around and jostle or annoy, especially in anger or excessive enthusiasm: Eager fans mobbed the popular singer.
- To crowd into: Visitors mobbed the fairgrounds.
- To attack in large numbers; overwhelm: The quarterback was mobbed by the defensive line.
derivatives
- mob́bish
- adjective
- mob́bish·ly
- adverb
