Mob | Mean of mob in English Dictionary

/ˈmɑːb/

• Noun
• a large group or crowd of people who are angry or violent or difficult to control
1. The angry mob smashed store windows and attacked people on the streets.
2. The police had to be called in to handle/disperse the growing/gathering mob.
3. violent mobs
• a large number of people
1. On our walk, we were passed by a mob of bicycle riders.
2. Mobs of teenagers filled the room.
3. The team was greeted by mobs of excited fans.
• a secret organized group of criminals
1. The Mob [=the Mafia] controlled most businesses in the city.
2. He was jailed for his dealings with the Mob.
3. Their family had mob [=Mafia] connections.
4. a mob boss [=someone who controls part of an organized criminal group]

• the people of a society who are poor and uneducated
1. politicians trying to keep the mob happy
• Verb
• to move close to (someone) in an excited way
1. The actor's fans mobbed him wherever he went.
2. The actor was mobbed by fans wherever he went.
3. I walked into the room and was immediately mobbed by small children.
• to come together in (a place) with many other people
1. Shoppers mobbed the stores during the holidays.
2. The stores were mobbed by/with customers.