mob
1[ mob ]
/ mɒb /
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noun
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of a lawless, irrational, disorderly, or riotous crowd: mob rule; mob instincts.
directed at or reflecting the lowest intellectual level of the common people: mob appeal; the mob mentality.
verb (used with object), mobbed, mob·bing.
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Origin of mob
1First recorded in 1680–90; short for Latin mōbile vulgus “the movable (i.e., changeable, inconstant) common people”
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Other definitions for mob (2 of 3)
mob2
[ mob mohb ]
/ mɒb moʊb /
noun Digital Technology.
(in a video game) a hostile nonplayer character that the player may target and fight.
Origin of mob
2First recorded in 1980–85; coined by British video game developer Richard Bartle; shortening of mobile (in the sense “a moving sculpture hung from the ceiling”)
Other definitions for mob (3 of 3)
MOB
mother of the bride.
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British Dictionary definitions for mob (1 of 2)
mob
/ (mɒb) /
noun
verb mobs, mobbing or mobbed (tr)
See also mobs
Derived forms of mob
mobber, nounmobbish, adjectiveWord Origin for mob
C17: shortened from Latin mōbile vulgus the fickle populace; see mobile
British Dictionary definitions for mob (2 of 2)
MOB
abbreviation for
mobile phone
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