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MOB
abbr.
mother of the bride
mob
(mŏb)n.
1. A large and often disorderly crowd. See Synonyms at crowd1.
2. The mass of common people; the populace.
3. often Mob Informal A criminal organization, especially the Mafia operating in the United States.
4. An indiscriminate or loosely associated group of things: a mob of boats in the harbor.
5. Australian A flock or herd of animals.
tr.v. mobbed, mob·bing, mobs
1. To crowd around and jostle or annoy, especially in anger or excessive enthusiasm: Eager fans mobbed the popular singer.
2. To crowd into: Visitors mobbed the fairgrounds.
[Short for mobile, from Latin mōbile (vulgus), fickle (crowd), neuter of mōbilis; see mobile.]
mob′bish adj.
mob′bish·ly adv.
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mob
(mɒb)n
1.
a. a riotous or disorderly crowd of people; rabble
b. (as modifier): mob law; mob violence.
2. often derogatory a group or class of people, animals, or things
3. (Agriculture) Austral and NZ a flock (of sheep) or a herd (of cattle, esp when droving)
4. often derogatory the masses
5. slang a gang of criminals
vb (tr) , mobs, mobbing or mobbed
6. to attack in a group resembling a mob
7. to surround, esp in order to acclaim: they mobbed the film star.
8. to crowd into (a building, plaza, etc)
9. (Zoology) (of a group of animals of a prey species) to harass (a predator)
[C17: shortened from Latin mōbile vulgus the fickle populace; see mobile]
ˈmobber n
ˈmobbish adj
MOB
abbreviation for
(Telecommunications) mobile phone
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mob
(mɒb)n., v. mobbed, mob•bing. n.
1. a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
2. a crowd bent on or engaged in lawless violence.
3. any large group of persons or things.
4. the common people; the masses.
5. Informal. a criminal gang, esp. one involved in organized crime.
v.t. 6. to crowd around noisily, as from curiosity or hostility: Fans mobbed the actor.
7. to attack in a riotous mob: The crowd mobbed the consulate.
8. to fill with people; crowd.
[1680–90; short for Latin mōbile vulgus the movable (i.e., changeable, inconstant) common people]
mob′ber, n.
mob′bish, adj.
mob′bism, n.
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Mob
See also crowds.
the behavior of a mob. — mobbish, adj. — mobbishly, adv.
a reverence for and veneration of the mob.
a rule or government by a mob. — ochlocrat, n. — ochlocratie, ochlocratical, adj.
an abnormal fear of crowds or mobs. — ochlophobe, n. — ochlophobic, adj.
-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Mob
a rabble, 1688; a crowd or collection of things. See also canaille, flock, herd.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
mob
Past participle: mobbed
Gerund: mobbing
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| Noun | 1. |  mob - a disorderly crowd of people crowd - a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers" lynch mob - a mob that kills a person for some presumed offense without legal authority |
| 2. |  mob - a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activitiesCosa Nostra, Maffia, Mafia - a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia | |
| 3. |  mob - an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association" nest - a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality; "a nest of thieves" youth gang - a gang whose members are teenagers | |
| Verb | 1. |  mob - press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"crowd together, crowd - to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah" |
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mob
noun
1. crowd, pack, collection, mass, body, press, host, gathering, drove, gang, flock, herd, swarm, horde, multitude, throng, assemblage a growing mob of demonstrators
2. masses, rabble, hoi polloi, scum, great unwashed (informal & derogatory), riffraff, canaille (French), commonalty If they continue like this there is a danger of the mob taking over.
verb
1. surround, besiege, overrun, jostle, fall on, set upon, crowd around, swarm around Her car was mobbed by the media.
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mob
noun1. An enormous number of persons gathered together:
2. The common people:
common (used in plural), commonality, commonalty, commoner (used in plural), crowd, hoi polloi, mass (used in plural), pleb (used in plural), plebeian (used in plural), populace, public, ruck, third estate.
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Translations
غَوْغاء، رَعاعيَتَجَمْهَر حَوْل
davobklopit
pøbelpuffe
mobata
csőcselék
gera aîsúg aîskríll, lÿîur
apstumdytigrumdytinusikaltėlių gauja
barspūlisstumdīt, grūstīt
drhalmnožica
başına üşüşmeketrafını sarmakgüruhtaşkın kalabalık
mob
[mɒb]A. N
1. (= crowd) → multitud f, muchedumbre f, bola f (Mex); (= rabble) → populacho m, turba f (esp LAm)
some houses were burnt by the mobs → unas casas fueron incendiadas por el populacho
the army has become a mob → el ejército se ha transformado en una turba incontrolada
they went in a mob to the town hall → fueron en tropel al ayuntamiento
to join the mob → echarse a las calles
they're a hard-drinking mob → son una pandilla de borrachos
some houses were burnt by the mobs → unas casas fueron incendiadas por el populacho
the army has become a mob → el ejército se ha transformado en una turba incontrolada
they went in a mob to the town hall → fueron en tropel al ayuntamiento
to join the mob → echarse a las calles
they're a hard-drinking mob → son una pandilla de borrachos
2. the mob (pej) (= the masses) → el populacho
4. (Mil) which mob were you in? → ¿en qué regimiento estuviste?
B. VT
1. (= attack) → asaltar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
mob
[ˈmɒb]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
mob
n
(= crowd) → Horde f, → Schar f; (riotous, violent) → Mob m no pl; an undisciplined mob → ein undisziplinierter Haufen; a mob gathered to burn the houses → der Mob or Pöbel lief zusammen, um die Häuser zu verbrennen; the crowd became a mob → das Volk wurde zur wütenden Menge; they went in a mob to the town hall → sie stürmten zum Rathaus
vt → herfallen über (+acc), → sich stürzen auf (+acc); actor, pop star also → belagern; the prisoner was mobbed → die Menge fiel über den Gefangenen her
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
mob
[mɒb]1. n (of people) → folla, massa; (disorderly) → calca; (rioting, violent) → folla inferocita (fam) (criminal gang) → cricca, banda
the mob (pej) (Mafia) → la Mafia; (rabble) → la plebaglia
the mob (pej) (Mafia) → la Mafia; (rabble) → la plebaglia
2. vt (person) → assalire, accalcarsi intorno a; (place) → prendere d'assalto, accalcarsi intorno a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mob
(mob) noun a noisy, violent or disorderly crowd of people. He was attacked by an angry mob.
verb – past tense, past participle mobbed – (of a crowd) to surround and push about in a disorderly way. The singer was mobbed by a huge crowd of his fans.
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