English[]
Etymology 1[]
Pronunciation[]
- (UK) enPR: mŏb, IPA: /mɒb/, SAMPA: /mQb/
- (US) enPR: mŏb, IPA: /mɑb/, SAMPA: /mAb/
Audio (US) noicon (file) - Rhymes: -ɒb
Noun[]
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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.
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Synonyms[]
- (mafia): mafia, Mafia
Translations[]
unruly group of people
collective noun
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mafia
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Verb[]
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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.
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Translations[]
crowd around
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Etymology 2[]
Abbreviation of mobile phone.
Pronunciation[]
[mɒb]
Abbreviation[]
mob
- mobile phone
Usage notes[]
- This is most often used in signwriting to match with with the other three-letter abbreviations tel (“‘telephone’”) and fax.
Anagrams[]
- bmo,
- bom, BoM, BOM
- OMB
Danish[]
Verb[]
Mob
- Imperative of mobbe.
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