Definition of "mob"

mob¹

/mɒb/

noun
plural mobs
1. A large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action.
  Quotations
  Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob.
  February 13, 1788, James Madison, Jr., Federalist No. 55
2. (archaic) The lower classes of a community; the rabble.
  Quotations
  A cluster of mob, who were making themselves merry with their betters.
  1715 June 1 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison, “The Free-holder: No. 44. Saturday, May 21. ”, in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; […], volume IV, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], published 1721
3. (collective noun) A group of animals such as horses or cattle.
4. (collective noun) A group of kangaroos.
5. (collective noun) A flock of emus.
6. A mafia: a group that engages in organized crime.
  Quotations
  The Bat—they called him the Bat. […]. He'd never been in stir, the bulls had never mugged him, he didn't run with a mob, he played a lone hand, and fenced his stuff so that even the fence couldn't swear he knew his face.
  1920, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Avery Hopwood, chapter I, in The Bat: A Novel from the Play (Dell Book; 241), New York, N.Y.: Dell Publishing Company, page 01
  What if it is a mob killing? They can’t hurt me, but …
  1986, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: Under the Desert Stars, Dark Horse Books
7. (video games) A non-player character, especially one that exists to be fought or killed to further the progression of the story or game.
  Quotations
  You can't win with small, balanced groups. You have to zerg the mob with a high number of players.
  2002, Wolfie, “Re: Whoa - massive changes due in next patch”, in alt.games.everquest (Usenet)
8. (Australian Aboriginal) A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country.
  Quotations
  There’s nothing like local knowledge and after thousands of years living here the Noongar mob understand this land better than anyone, so it makes sense for them to tap into the lucrative tourism industry.
  2011 March 10, Allan Clarke, W.A. through Noongar eyes‎
verb
third-person singular simple present mobs, present participle mobbing, simple past and past participle mobbed
1. (transitive) To crowd around (someone), sometimes with hostility.
  Quotations
  Politicians have been turning up to Glastonbury for years, but this year the leader of the opposition was among the most hotly anticipated attractions: when he arrived on site, his Land Rover was mobbed by fans.
  2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in the Guardian‎
2. (transitive) To crowd into or around a place.

mob²

/mɒb/

noun
plural mobs
1. (obsolete) A promiscuous woman; a harlot or wench; a prostitute.
2. A mob cap.
  Quotations
  cover their faces with mobs
  c. 1773-1774, Oliver Goldsmith, letter to Mrs Bunbury
verb
third-person singular simple present mobs, present participle mobbing, simple past and past participle mobbed
1. (transitive) To wrap up in, or cover with, a cowl.

mob³

/mɒb/

noun
plural mobs
1. Abbreviation of mobile phone.

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