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English[edit | edit source]
Etymology 1[edit | edit source]
Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
- (UK) enPR: mŏb, IPA: /mɒb/, SAMPA: /mQb/
- (US) enPR: mŏb, IPA: /mɑb/, SAMPA: /mAb/
Audio (US) noicon (file) - Rhymes: -ɒb
Noun[edit | edit source]
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Mob ({{{1}}})
- An unruly group of people.
- A commonly used collective noun for animals such as horses or cattle.
- The Mafia, or any such criminal group.
- 1986, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: Under the Desert Stars, Dark Horse Books
- What if it is a mob killing? They can’t hurt me, but…
- 1986, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: Under the Desert Stars, Dark Horse Books
- (video games) A non-player character that exists to be fought or killed to further the progression of the story or game.
Derived terms[edit | edit source]
Synonyms[edit | edit source]
Translations[edit | edit source]
unruly group of people
mafia
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Verb[edit | edit source]
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to Mob (third-person singular simple present mobs, present participle mobbing, simple past and past participle mobbed)
- To crowd around someone or something.
Translations[edit | edit source]
Etymology 2[edit | edit source]
Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
[mɒb]
Abbreviation[edit | edit source]
mob
Usage notes[edit | edit source]
- This is most often used in signwriting to match with with the other three-letter abbreviations tel (“‘telephone’”) and fax.
Anagrams[edit | edit source]
Danish[edit | edit source]
Verb[edit | edit source]
Mob
- Imperative of mobbe.
el:mob fr:mob io:mob kn:mob sw:mob hu:mob ml:mob simple:mob fi:mob ta:mob te:mob vi:mob vo:mob zh:mob
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