mob

Pluralmobs

Formsmobs, mobbing, mobbed

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A large, angry crowd of people, often ready to cause trouble or damage.

   Like a crowd at a game that suddenly turns angry all at once.

   An angry mob gathered outside the courthouse demanding justice.

   The mob smashed shop windows and set fire to several cars.

   Similarcrowd, horde, rabble, throng, pack

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   A group of criminals who work together in organized crime.

   His uncle had ties to the mob back in the 1970s.

   The mob controlled gambling and smuggling across the whole city.

   Similarmafia, syndicate, underworld

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3. 3
   verbtransitive

   To gather closely around someone, sometimes in an angry or pushy way.

   Like bees crowding around a jar of honey.

   Crowds mob celebrities whenever they appear in public.

   Fans mobbed the singer as she left the theater.

   Similarsurround, besiege, swarm, crowd, throng

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4. 4
   verbtransitive

   To fill or crowd into a place in large numbers.

   Like ants quickly covering a dropped piece of food.

   Fans mobbed the singer as soon as she stepped off the bus.

   Tourists mob the beaches every summer.

   Similarthrong, pack, crowd, swarm, jam

5. 5
   nouncollectivecountable

   A group of animals, such as horses or cattle, kept or moving together.

   The farmer drove the mob of cattle toward the river.

   A large mob of horses grazed on the hillside.

   Similarherd, drove

6. 6
   nouncountable

   In video games, an enemy character that players fight or kill to move forward.

   Like the enemies you knock down one by one as you play through a game.

   She defeated the last mob and moved on to the next level.

   Low-level mobs respawn quickly near the village.

   Similarmobile

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7. 7
   nouncollectivecountable

   A group of kangaroos moving or feeding together.

   A mob of kangaroos bounded across the road at dusk.

   We watched a mob of kangaroos resting in the shade.

   Similartroop

8. 8
   nouncountable

   Among Aboriginal Australians, a group of people from one family, clan, or community connected to a particular place.

   She introduced us to her mob from the central desert.

   He travels back home every year to spend time with his mob.

   Similarclan, people, community, kin

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9. 9
   nounabbreviation

   Short form of mobile phone. Used mainly in Britain, in casual talk and texting.

   Call me on my mob when you get there.

   I left my mob at home by accident.

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10. 10
    nouncollectivecountable

    A group of emus moving or feeding together.

    A mob of emus wandered across the dry paddock.

    We spotted a small mob of emus near the fence.

    Similarflock

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