Mob Definition

mŏb

mobbed, mobbing, mobs

noun

mobs

A disorderly and lawless crowd; rabble.

Webster's New World

Any crowd.

Webster's New World

The masses; common people collectively.

Webster's New World

A criminal organization, especially the Mafia operating in the United States.

American Heritage

A gang of criminals.

Webster's New World

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verb

mobbed, mobbing, mobs

To crowd around and jostle, annoy, etc., as in curiosity or anger.

Webster's New World

To crowd around and attack.

Webster's New World

To fill with many people; throng.

Webster's New World

(video games) The act of a player aggroing enemies so they follow them and gather, forming a mob of foes.

Wiktionary

To wrap up in, or cover with, a cowl.

Wiktionary

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abbreviation

Mother of the bride.

American Heritage

Mobile phone.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Mob

Singular:

mob

Plural:

Middle English, short for mobile, from Latin mōbile (vulgus) (“fickle (crowd)"). The video-gaming sense originates from English mobile, used by Richard Bartle for objects capable of movement in an early MUD.

From Wiktionary
Short for mobile from Latin mōbile (vulgus) fickle (crowd) neuter of mōbilis mobile

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Abbreviation of mobile phone.

From Wiktionary
Alteration of mab.

From Wiktionary