German

Noun

Mob m ‎(genitive Mobs, plural Mobs)

1. mob (unruly group of people)

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: mŏb, IPA^(key): /mɒb/
• (US) enPR: mŏb, IPA^(key): /mɑb/
• Rhymes: -ɒb

Noun

mob ‎(plural mobs)

1. An unruly group of people.
   • James Madison, Jr. (1751-1836)

     Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob.

2. A commonly used collective noun for animals such as horses or cattle.
3. The Mafia, or a similar group that engages in organized crime (preceded by the).
   • 1920, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Avery Hopwood, The Bat, chapterI:

     The Bat—they called him the Bat. […]. He'd never been in stir, the bulls had never mugged him, he didn't run with a mob, he played a lone hand, and fenced his stuff so that even the fence couldn't swear he knew his face.

   • 1986, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: Under the Desert Stars, Dark Horse Books

     What if it is a mob killing? They can’t hurt me, but …

4. (video games) A non-player character that exists to be fought or killed to further the progression of the story or game.
   • 2002, "Wolfie", Re: Whoa - massive changes due in next patch (on newsgroup alt.games.everquest)

     You can't win with small, balanced groups. You have to zerg the mob with a high number of players.

5. (archaic) The lower classes of a community; the rabble.
   • Joseph Addison (1672–1719)

     A cluster of mob were making themselves merry with their betters.

6. (Australian Aboriginal) A cohesive group of people.
   • 2011 March 10, Allan Clarke, W.A. through Noongar eyes

     There’s nothing like local knowledge and after thousands of years living here the Noongar mob understand this land better than anyone, so it makes sense for them to tap into the lucrative tourism industry.

Derived terms

Synonyms

• (mafia): mafia, Mafia

Translations

Verb

mob ‎(third-person singular simple present mobs, present participle mobbing, simple past and past participle mobbed)

1. (transitive) To crowd around (someone), often with hostility.

   The fans mobbed a well-dressed couple who resembled their idols.

2. (transitive) To crowd into or around a place.

   The shoppers mobbed the store on the first day of the sale.

3. (video games) The act of a player aggroing enemies so they follow them and gather, forming a mob of foes. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Translations

Etymology 2

Alteration of mab.

Noun

mob ‎(plural mobs)

1. (obsolete) A promiscuous woman; a harlot or wench; a prostitute. [17th-18th c.]
2. A mob cap.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Goldsmith to this entry?)

Derived terms

• mob cap

Verb

mob ‎(third-person singular simple present mobs, present participle mobbing, simple past and past participle mobbed)

1. (transitive) To wrap up in, or cover with, a cowl.

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of mobile phone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɒb/

Abbreviation

mob

1. mobile phone

Usage notes

• This is most often used in signwriting to match with the other three-letter abbreviations tel ‎(“telephone”) and fax ‎(“facsimile”).

Anagrams

• bom, BoM, BOM
• OMB

Danish

Verb

mob

1. imperative of mobbe

French

Etymology

Abbreviated form of mobylette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔb/

Noun

mob f ‎(plural mobs)

1. (colloquial) scooter, moped

White Hmong

Verb

mob

1. to be ill/sick; to hurt; to be unwell

References

• Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)