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| mob [ mob ] |
noun (plural mobs) |
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1. noisy crowd: a large and unruly crowd of people
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2. U.K. group: a group of people
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informal
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3. ordinary people: ordinary people, especially when thought of collectively as unintelligent or irrational
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informal
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transitive verb (past and past participle mobbed, present participle mob·bing, 3rd person present singular mobs) |
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1. crowd around somebody or something: to crowd around somebody or something noisily and excitedly
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2. crowd into place: to crowd into and fill a place
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3. attack somebody: to attack somebody as a large group
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4. zoology attack predator: to surround and harass a potential predator
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| [Late 17th century. Shortening of archaic mobile< Latin mobile (vulgus) "excitable (crowd)"] |
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  mob·ber noun |
| mob·bish adjective |
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