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mob
noun
-
mob
,
mobbing
,
mobs
,
mobbed
a
large
unruly
crowd
of
people
,
especially
one
that
is
violent
,
angry
,
or
criminal
.
•
Police
used
tear
gas
to
disperse
the
angry
mob
rioting
downtown
.
Police
used
tear
gas
to
disperse
the
angry
mob
rioting
downtown
.
•
A
mob
of
fans
surrounded
the
rock
star
after
the
show
.
A
mob
of
fans
surrounded
the
rock
star
after
the
show
.
Shortened
from
Latin
'mobile
vulgus'
(
'fickle
,
movable
crowd'
),
popularized
in
English
during
the
17th
century
.
verb
-
mob
,
mobbing
,
mobs
,
mobbed
to
crowd
around
someone
or
something
excitedly
,
threateningly
,
or
uncontrollably
.
•
Teenage
girls
mobbed
the
pop
singer
at
the
airport
.
Teenage
girls
mobbed
the
pop
singer
at
the
airport
.
•
Shoppers
mobbed
the
store
on
Black
Friday
for
deals
.
Shoppers
mobbed
the
store
on
Black
Friday
for
deals
.
noun
-
mob
,
mobbing
,
mobs
,
mobbed
a
criminal
syndicate
or
gang
,
especially
the
Mafia
(
slang
).
•
He
refused
to
work
for
the
mob
despite
their
offers
.
He
refused
to
work
for
the
mob
despite
their
offers
.
•
The
informant
snitched
on
the
mob
bosses
.
The
informant
snitched
on
the
mob
bosses
.
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