mob

A large group of people behaving angrily or in an uncontrolled way.

• An angry mob gathered outside.
• Police struggled to control the mob.
• A mob of shouting men chased him down the street.

How to use it: a mob of people (A mob of protesters surrounded the building.)

Similar words: crowd, rabble

Common phrases: angry mob, violent mob, mob violence

An organized group of criminals, especially the Mafia.

• He worked for the mob.
• Police arrested a local mob boss.
• She denied having any connections to the mob.

Similar words: Mafia, organized crime

Common phrases: the mob, mob boss, mob connections

A character in a video game controlled by the game rather than by a player.

• A mob appeared behind us.
• Some mobs attack players at night.
• We defeated the mob and collected its treasure.

Similar words: non-player character, NPC

Common phrases: hostile mob, mob spawn, attack a mob

A large group of animals, especially sheep, cattle, or kangaroos.

• A mob of sheep blocked the road.
• We saw a mob of kangaroos near the trees.
• The farmer drove the mob into another paddock.

How to use it: a mob of animals (A mob of cattle moved across the field.)

Similar words: herd, flock

Common phrases: mob of sheep, mob of kangaroos, large mob

A soft cloth cap with a gathered edge, worn by women in the past.

• She wore a white mob.
• A ribbon decorated the edge of her mob.
• The women tucked their hair beneath their mobs.

Similar words: mob cap

Common phrases: linen mob, lace mob, white mob

To gather around someone or somewhere in a large crowd.

• Fans mobbed the singer.
• Shoppers mobbed the store when it opened.
• Reporters were mobbing her outside the courthouse.

Similar words: crowd around, swarm, surround

Common phrases: mob a star, mob the entrance, mob the store