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Definition of "mob" []

  • A large disorderly crowd or throng. See Synonyms at crowd1. (noun)
  • The mass of common people; the populace. (noun)
  • Informal An organized gang of criminals; a crime syndicate. (noun)
  • Informal Organized crime. Often used with the: a murder suspect with links to the Mob. (noun)
  • An indiscriminate or loosely associated group of persons or things: a mob of boats in the harbor. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "mob" in a sentence
  • "= $_POST [ 'Email']; $title_s = $_POST [ 'title_s']; $dob = $_POST [ 'dob']; $mob = $_POST [ 'mob'];"
  • "The term mob, in general is always associated with bad things."
  • "But Johnson was clearly disturbed by what he characterized as "mob rule and thuggery.""