mob
A large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action.
Noun 4 meanings
A large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action.
“See also: Mob (the masses)”
A group of animals of any kind.
A mafia: a group that engages in organized crime.
“See also: Mob, Mafia (proper noun senses for specific ones)”
A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country.
Verb 3 meanings
To crowd around (someone), sometimes with hostility.
“The fans mobbed a well-dressed couple who resembled their idols.”
To crowd into or around a place.
“The shoppers mobbed the store on the first day of the sale.”
To wrap up in, or cover with, a cowl.
Etymology
From Middle English mob, short for mobile, from Latin mōbile (vulgus) (“fickle (crowd)”).
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MOB at a glance
MOB has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (M 3 + O 1 + B 3) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,702 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with mob
All rhymes- DEMOB10
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