mob C1 Topic:People & Society US /mɑb/ UK /mɒb/ See IPA manual Freq #4591 Meanings 1 noun A large, disorderly crowd of people, often angry or violent. An angry mob gathered outside the courthouse. 2 noun An organized criminal group; the mafia. He was rumoured to have ties to the mob. 3 verb To crowd around someone in large numbers, often aggressively. Fans mobbed the singer as she left the theatre. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · an organized criminal... mafia Word family Forms mobbedmobbingmobbishmobs Derived forms antimobcybermobflashmobmob-handedmob-handedlymob-handednessmobbermobbishmobbismmobbistmoblemoblike Etymology AI details 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. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mob **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /mɑb/ **IPA (UK):** /mɒb/ **Frequency rank:** 4591 ## Meanings 1. A large, disorderly crowd of people, often angry or violent. 2. An organized criminal group; the mafia. 3. To crowd around someone in large numbers, often aggressively. ## Examples - An angry mob gathered outside the courthouse. - He was rumoured to have ties to the mob. - Fans mobbed the singer as she left the theatre. ## Derived Forms - antimob - cybermob - flashmob - mob-handed - mob-handedly - mob-handedness - mobber - mobbish - mobbism - mobbist - moble - moblike ## Etymology 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. ## AI Etymology Mob is 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. The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as antimob, cybermob, flashmob, and mob-handed. In present use it covers a large, disorderly crowd of people, often angry or violent, an organized criminal group; the mafia, and to crowd around someone in large numbers, often aggressively. ## Topics - People & Society markdown