I. ˈmäb noun
Etymology: Latin mobile vulgus vacillating crowd
Date: 1688
1. : a large or disorderly crowd ; especially : one bent on riotous or destructive action
2. : the lower classes of a community : masses, rabble
3. chiefly Australian : a flock, drove, or herd of animals
4. : a criminal set : gang ; especially often capitalized : Mafia 1
5. chiefly British : a group of people : crowd
Synonyms: see crowd
• mob·bish ˈmä-bish adjective
II. transitive verb
( mobbed ; mob·bing )
Date: 1709
1. : to crowd about and attack or annoy
mobbed by autograph hunters
a crow mobbed by songbirds
2. : to crowd into or around
customers mob the stores on sale days