mob

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.1.2.1 Derived terms 1.1.2.2 Synonyms 1.1.2.3 Translations 1.1.3 Verb 1.1.3.1 Translations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Abbreviation 1.2.2.1 Usage notes 2 Danish 2.1 Verb

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: mŏb, IPA: /mɒb/, SAMPA: /mQb/
• (US) enPR: mŏb, IPA: /mɑb/, SAMPA: /mAb/
• Rhymes: -ɒb

[edit] Noun

mob (plural mobs)

1. An unruly group of people.
2. A commonly used collective noun for animals such as horses or cattle.
3. 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…

4. (video games) A non-player character that exists to be fought or killed to further the progression of the story or game.

[edit] Derived terms

• flash mob
• meal mob
• mobber

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• (mafia): mafia, Mafia

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to mob (third-person singular simple present mobs, present participle mobbing, simple past and past participle mobbed)

1. To crowd around someone or something.

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[edit] Etymology 2

Abbreviation of mobile phone.

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mob

1. mobile phone

[edit] Usage notes

• This is most often used in signwriting to match with with the other three-letter abbreviations tel (“‘telephone’”) and fax.

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[edit] Verb

mob

1. Imperative of mobbe.