mob (mŏb)
n.

1. A large disorderly crowd or throng. See synonyms at crowd¹.
2. The mass of common people; the populace.
3. Informal.
   1. An organized gang of criminals; a crime syndicate.
   2. often Mob Organized crime. Often used with the: a murder suspect with links to the Mob.
4. An indiscriminate or loosely associated group of persons or things: a mob of boats in the harbor.
5. Australian. A flock or herd of animals.

tr.v., mobbed, mob·bing, mobs.

1. To crowd around and jostle or annoy, especially in anger or excessive enthusiasm: Eager fans mobbed the popular singer.
2. To crowd into: Visitors mobbed the fairgrounds.
3. To attack in large numbers; overwhelm: The quarterback was mobbed by the defensive line.

[Short for mobile, from Latin mōbile (vulgus), fickle (crowd), neuter of mōbilis. See mobile.]

mobbish mob'bish adj.
mobbishly mob'bish·ly adv.

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