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   mob

   /mɒb/

   noun

   • 1. a large crowd of people, especially one that is disorderly and intent on causing trouble or violence: "a mob of protesters" Similar crowdhordemultituderabblemassbodythronggrouphostpackpresscrushjamganggatheringswarmassemblagearchaic:rout
   • ▪ a group of people in the same place or with something in common: informal British "he stood out from the rest of the mob with his silver hair and stacked shoes" Similar groupsetcrowdlotcirclecoteriein-crowdclanfactionpackbandringfraternitybrotherhoodsocietytroopcompanyteaminformal:gangbunchladsshower
   • ▪ an Aboriginal extended family or community: Australian "my mob travelled and traded with other people"
   • ▪ the ordinary people: "the age-old fear that the mob may organize to destroy the last vestiges of civilized life" Similar the common peoplethe massesthe populacethe publicthe multitudethe rank and filethe commonalitythe commonaltythe third estatethe plebeiansthe proletariatthe peasantrythe crowdthe hoi polloithe lower classesthe common herdthe rabblethe riff-raffthe canaillethe great unwashedthe dregs of societythe ragtag (and bobtail)the prolesthe plebs
   • 2. the Mafia or a similar criminal organization: North American "he gambled at a time when the Mob ran gaming"
   • 3. a flock or herd of animals: Australian, New Zealand "a mob of cattle"

   verb

   • 1. crowd round (someone) or into (a place) in an unruly way: "he was mobbed by autograph hunters" Similar surroundswarm aroundbesiegejostleharassset uponfall onworrycrowd (into)cram fullfill to overflowingfillpackthrongpress intosqueeze into
   • ▪ (of a group of birds or mammals) surround and attack (a predator or other source of threat) in order to drive it off: "a cuckoo flew over, to be mobbed at once by two reed warblers"

   Word Origin late 17th century: abbreviation of archaic mobile, short for Latin mobile vulgus ‘excitable crowd’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. mobber noun

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   What is mob mentality?

   • This is what’s implied in the phrase mob mentality, which refers to a mindset motivated by the basest human instincts. Much more specifically, organized crime groups known as the Mafia are sometimes also referred to as the Mob. A member of the Mob can be called a mobster.

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   What does mob mean?

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   What does a mob look like?

   • A mob is a large, disorganized, and often violent crowd of people. Bottles and cans were hurled on the terraces by the mob. The inspectors watched a growing mob of demonstrators gathering.

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   Why do people call a group a mob?

   • Like the word riot, the word mob is sometimes intentionally used inaccurately to portray groups in a negative way when this characterization is not warranted. For example, an opponent of a protest might call a group of peaceful protesters a mob as an attempt to discredit the protesters and their message.

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   A mob is a big, rowdy group of people. You might avoid shopping at the mall right before Christmas because you can't stand the mob of shoppers. A mob might gather around the piñata at a big birthday party or cluster in front of a music venue when tickets go on sale for a hugely popular concert.

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   A mob is an unruly and often violent group of people, especially one engaged in a riot or other lawless violence. Some mobs organize intentionally to engage in violence and destruction, but sometimes people assemble spontaneously and turn into a mob, such as in reaction to some event.

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   1 mob /ˈmɑːb/ noun

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   •The stores were mobbed [=very crowded] today!

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