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mob

Syllabification: (mob)

Pronunciation: /mäb/

Definition of mob

a large crowd of people, especially one that is disorderly and intent on causing trouble or violence:a mob of protesters
(usually the Mob) the Mafia or a similar criminal organization.
(the mob) the ordinary people:the age-old fear that the mob may organize to destroy the last vestiges of civilized life

[with object]

crowd around (someone) in an unruly and excitable way in order to admire or attack them:he was mobbed by autograph hunters
(of a group of birds or mammals) surround and attack (a predator or other source of threat) in order to drive it off.
crowd into (a building or place):an unruly crowd mobbed the White House during an inaugural reception

Derivatives

late 17th century: abbreviation of archaic mobile, short for Latin mobile vulgus 'excitable crowd'

Definition of mob in the British & World English dictionary

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