mob

¹mob

noun \ˈmäb\

Definition of MOB

1

: a large or disorderly crowd; especially : one bent on riotous or destructive action

2

: the lower classes of a community : masses, rabble

3

chiefly Australian : a flock, drove, or herd of animals

4

: a criminal set : gang; especially often capitalized : mafia 1

5

chiefly British : a group of people : crowd

— mob·bish \ˈmä-bish\ adjective

Examples of MOB

1. The angry mob smashed store windows and attacked people on the streets.
2. The police had to be called in to handle the growing mob.
3. He was jailed for his dealings with the Mob.

Origin of MOB

Latin mobile vulgus vacillating crowd

First Known Use: 1688

Related to MOB

Synonyms: army, bike [chiefly Scottish], cram, crush, drove, flock, herd, horde, host, legion, mass, crowd, multitude, press, rout, scrum, swarm, throng

Antonyms: A-list, aristocracy, best, choice, corps d'elite, cream, elect, elite, fat, flower, pick, pink, pride, upper crust

Related Words: masses, millions, rabble, rabblement, riffraff; gaggle; heap, mountain, pile; jam, logjam

Near Antonyms: gentility, gentlefolk (also gentlefolks), gentry, haute monde, nobility, patriciate, peerage, quality, royalty, society

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Rhymes with MOB

Ab, blob, bob, cob, daub, fob, glob, gob, hob, job, knob, lob, nob, rob, slob, snob, sob, squab, stob, swab, throb, yob