mob.
A large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action.
Meaning & usage
A large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action.
The lower classes of a community; the rabble.
A group of animals of any kind.
A group of animals of any kind. A group of kangaroos.
A group of animals of any kind. A group of any marsupial.
A group of animals of any kind. A group of emus.
A mafia: a group that engages in organized crime.
A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English mob, short for mobile, from Latin mōbile (vulgus) (“fickle (crowd)”).
To crowd around (someone), sometimes with hostility.
The fans mobbed a well-dressed couple who resembled their idols.
To crowd into or around a place.
The shoppers mobbed the store on the first day of the sale.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English mob, short for mobile, from Latin mōbile (vulgus) (“fickle (crowd)”).
A promiscuous woman; a harlot or wench; a prostitute.
A mob cap.
Where this word comes from
Alteration of mab.
To wrap up in, or cover with, a cowl.
Where this word comes from
Alteration of mab.
Abbreviation of mobile phone.
A creature or non-player character, especially one meant to be fought or killed.
A background character in general.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of mobile. The video-gaming sense is sometimes reported as an abbreviation of man or beast or of mobile object, but these are backronyms.
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