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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 noun?

   • Definition of mob noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [countable, singular + singular or plural verb] a large crowd of people, especially one that may become violent or cause trouble The mob was/were preparing to storm the building. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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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 in sociology?

   • the Mob, Mafia ( def 1 ). Sociology. a group of persons stimulating one another to excitement and losing ordinary rational control over their activity. a mob of sheep. of, relating to, or characteristic of a lawless, irrational, disorderly, or riotous crowd: mob instincts. mob instincts.

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   Where did the word mob come from?

   • The first records of the word mob come from the 1680s. It comes from a shortening of the Latin phrase mōbile vulgus, meaning “the movable common people,” in which moveable means something like “changeable” or “ fickle.” The phrase implies that the common people can be easily swayed, as opposed to having firm and unchanging beliefs.

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   • Mob: Japanese Translation

     MOB translate: 暴徒, 人の周りに群がる, 暴徒（ぼうと）. Learn more in the...

   • Mob: Arabic Translation

     MOB translate: عِصابة, يَتجمهَر. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Mob: German Translation

     MOB translate: der Mob, anpöbeln. Learn more in the...

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     MOB translate: multitud, assetjar. Learn more in the...

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   • Mob: Russian Translation

     MOB translate: толпа , окружать толпой . Learn more in the...

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   mob. 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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   noun. /mɒb/ /mɑːb/ Idioms. [countable, singular + singular or plural verb]a large crowd of people, especially one that may become violent or cause trouble. an angry/unruly mob. The mob was/were preparing to storm the building. an excited mob of fans. mob rule(= a situation in which a mob has control, rather than people in authority)

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