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mob / mäb/ • n. a large crowd of people, esp. one that is disorderly and intent on causing trouble or violence: a mob of protesters. ∎ (usu. the Mob) the Mafia or a similar criminal organization. ∎ (the mob) the ordinary people: the age-old fear that the mob may organize to destroy the last vestiges of civilized life. • v. (mobbed , mob·bing ) [tr.] (often be mobbed) crowd around (someone) in an unruly and excitable way in order to admire or attack them: he was mobbed by autograph hunters. ∎ (of a group of birds or mammals) surround and attack (a predator or other source of threat) in order to drive it off. ∎ crowd into (a building or place): an unruly crowd mobbed the White House during an inaugural reception. DERIVATIVES: mob·ber n. |
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"mob." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mob." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mob.html "mob." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mob.html |
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Moba rabble, 1688; a crowd or collection of things. See also canaille, flock, herd. Examples: swell mob of authors, 1846; of books, 1892; of boys, 1784; of cobblers, 1700; of ducks; of horses, 1906; of kangaroos, 1846; of mankind, 1795; of metaphors, 1728; of natures, 1830; of peasants, 1813; of people; of quality, 1704; of sheep, 1875; of snobs, 1883; of theives, 1843; of thoughts, 1742; of whales, 1898. |
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"Mob." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mob." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300984.html "Mob." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300984.html |
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275. MobSee also 105. CROWDS .
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"Mob." -Ologies and -Isms. 1986. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mob." -Ologies and -Isms. 1986. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505200286.html "Mob." -Ologies and -Isms. 1986. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505200286.html |
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mob a large crowd of people, especially one that is disorderly and intent on causing trouble or violence. The word is recorded from the late 17th century and is an abbreviation of the archaic mobile, short for Latin mobile vulgus ‘excitable crowd’.
From the early 20th century, the Mob has been an informal term for the Mafia. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "mob." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "mob." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-mob.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "mob." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-mob.html |
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mob2 disorderly or promiscuous crowd; the common mass of people XVII; gang of thieves XIX. Shortening of earlier synon. † mobile (XVII), itself for L. mobile vulgus the excitable or fickle crowd; see next.
Hence vb. throng, gather in a mob. XVIII. |
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T. F. HOAD. "mob." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "mob." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mob1.html T. F. HOAD. "mob." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mob1.html |
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mob1 †strumpet; †négligé attire XVII; in full mob-cap women's indoor headgear XVIII. var. of mab slattern, loose woman (XVI), short for the female name Mabel.
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T. F. HOAD. "mob." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "mob." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mob.html T. F. HOAD. "mob." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mob.html |
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mob A solidaristic, focused, acting crowd. A mob intending to effect a lynching is the classic case.
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GORDON MARSHALL. "mob." A Dictionary of Sociology. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. GORDON MARSHALL. "mob." A Dictionary of Sociology. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O88-mob.html GORDON MARSHALL. "mob." A Dictionary of Sociology. 1998. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O88-mob.html |
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MOB Acronym for movable object block. Another term for sprite.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "MOB." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "MOB." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-MOB.html JOHN DAINTITH. "MOB." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-MOB.html |
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mob •blob, bob, cob, dob, fob, glob, gob, hob, job, knob, lob, mob, nob, rob, slob, snob, sob, squab, stob, swab, throb, yob
•nabob • skibob • thingamabob
•corncob • hobnob • doorknob
•heartthrob
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"mob." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mob." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-mob.html "mob." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-mob.html |
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