Mob
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /mɒb/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mob is a noun meaning A large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action.
Meaning
A large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action.
More Meanings
- (collective) A group of animals such as horses or cattle.
- (Australia) (collective) A group of kangaroos.
- (Australia) (collective) A group of emus.
- A mafia: a group that engages in organized crime.
- (transitive) To crowd around (someone), sometimes with hostility.
- (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.
- (archaic) The lower classes of a community; the rabble.
Example Sentences
See also: Mob (the masses)
What if it is a mob killing? They can’t hurt me, but …
See also: Mob, Mafia (proper noun senses for specific ones)
A cluster of mob, who were making themselves merry with their betters.
Word Forms
- mobs
- mobbing
- mobbed
Synonyms for mob
Depending on context, synonyms include mafia, cell, mobile, ring, rout, syndicate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rabble, throng, disorderly, rout, moblike, syndicate.
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