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mob

UK/mɒb/ US/mɑb/ common
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.
2.

a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

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3.

an association of criminals

  • “police tried to break up the gang”
  • “a pack of thieves”
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verb

1.

press tightly together or cram

  • “The crowd packed the auditorium”
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Origin

Clipping of mobile. The video-gaming sense is sometimes reported as an abbreviation of man or beast or of mobile object, but these are backronyms.

Phrases

  • angry mob
  • flash mob
  • gopher mob
  • heavy mob
  • King Mob
  • lynch mob
  • meal mob
  • mob cap
  • mob handed
  • mob up

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