mob

mob
1. noun /mɒb,mɑb/
a) An unruly group of people.

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b) A commonly used collective noun for animals such as horses or cattle.
2. verb /mɒb,mɑb/
To crowd around someone or something.

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  • MOB — MOB; mob·ber; mob·bish; mob·bism; mob·bist; mob·oc·ra·cy; mob·o·crat; mob·ster; mob·u·la; de·mob; mob; mob·bish·ly; mob·bish·ness; mob·o·crat·ic; …   English syllables

  • MOB — may refer to:* An unruly crowd (of people) see: ** Mob rule (as in mobile vulgus, fickle crowd) ** Flash mob (social phenomenon) ** Smart mob (a temporary self structuring social organization, coordinated through telecommunication) * A collection …   Wikipedia

  • Mob — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. {{{image}}}   Sigles d une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Mob — Mob, n. [L. mobile vulgus, the movable common people. See {Mobile}, n.] 1. The lower classes of a community; the populace, or the lowest part of it. [1913 Webster] A cluster of mob were making themselves merry with their betters. Addison. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mob 47 — Origin Stockholm, Sweden Genres D beat, hardcore punk Years active 1982–1987, 2005–present Website Mob47.se …   Wikipedia

  • Mob — may refer to: A crowd (of people, from Latin mobile vulgus fickle commoners : An angry mob; see Ochlocracy A criminal gang In American English, organized crime; slang for Mafia or American Mafia Mobbing, human bullying behaviour Animal mobbing… …   Wikipedia

  • mob|oc|ra|cy — «mob OK ruh see», noun, plural cies. 1. political control by a mob; mob rule: »If Congress…refuses to appropriate money to maintain the judiciary and executive departments, the result is mobocracy (Baltimore Sun). 2. the mob as a ruling class …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mob — Mob, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mobbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mobbing}.] To crowd about, as a mob, and attack or annoy; as, to mob a house or a person. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mob — Sm Pöbel (ursprünglich bezogen auf Londoner Verhältnisse) erw. stil. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. mob. Dieses ist gekürzt aus ne. mobile beweglich , das seinerseits zitiert ist aus l. mōbile vulgus die aufgewiegelte Menge bei Claudian… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • mob — ► NOUN 1) a disorderly crowd of people. 2) Brit. informal a group of people. 3) (the Mob) N. Amer. the Mafia. 4) (the mob) informal, derogatory the ordinary people. 5) Austral./NZ a flock or herd of animals …   English terms dictionary

  • Mob — Mob, n. [See {Mobcap}.] A mobcap. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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