mɔb n. & v. --n. 1 a
disorderly crowd; a rabble. 2 (prec. by the) usu. derog.
the populace. 3 colloq. a gang; an associated
group of persons. 4
Austral. a flock or
herd. --v.tr. & intr. (mobbed, mobbing) 1 tr. a crowd
round in
order to
attack or
admire. b (of a mob) attack. c US crowd
into (a building). 2 intr.
assemble in a mob. ømob
law (or rule) law or
rule imposed
and enforced by a mob. øømobber n. & adj. [abbr. of
mobile,
short for L mobile vulgus
excitable crowd: see MOBILE]