to mob
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5.5
- verb
- /mɑb/
- As the actor exited the theater, a crowd began to mob him for autographs and photos.
- mob him for autographs
- fans who mob
- People mob
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Watch on YouTubeAnd literally, I couldn't go into a Walmart without getting mobbed.
- And literally, I couldn't go into a Walmart without getting mobbed.
- He is fucking mobbed, mobbed in there.
- The streets there should be streets should be mobbed with people trying to get changed, trying to bring down the they are scared.
- And, and even the Odeon that tried to put it on a pin, Blackburn got mobbed by a Muslim mob and, and said that they were just going to cancel the showing.
- They got mobbed, mob bossed out of their legitimately held opinions by Fauci and Collins, in my reporting view.
- We went to watch an England match and everyone, like we had, you know, he had security and everything else, but everyone was coming to mob him.
- Goes he's going to go down the hill first so he can get some speed and then just mob to the top.
Examples
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When the band arrived at the festival, they were mobbed by excited fans eager to meet them.
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People mob Sandy, causing her to hide James from curious eyes.
Fiction book (2001) -
I walked in for breakfast after the TV show and I got mobbed by the these two women came after me.
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I went to Magic Mountain with some friends and kind of got mobbed by teenage girls.
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And you, as soon as I hit the door of the mall, I was just mobbed by people.
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One particular lunch lady must have thought we were going to mob her, and as she was blocking the door, she started to insist that we stay behind a yellow line a foot from the door.
Fiction book (1998) -
The cars are blocked from returning to the command tents as the reporters mob the first car in line.
Fiction book (1998) -
As the reporters continue to mob Brooke, Elle steps aside to talk to Serena and Margot.
Fiction book (2001) -
After winning the championship, fans began to mob the player to congratulate him.
Synonyms
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1.6
To move many people or animals into a small space
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2.0
To move together in large numbers
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3.2
Push people or things together so they cannot move easily
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4.3
To join with other people to criticize or oppose someone
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4.8
To come together in a large group
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6.4
To gather closely in large numbers in a place
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3.0
To stand or move closely in a group
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4.8
To move close together around a person or thing leaving little space
To gather in large numbers around a person or place like a swarm
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
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9.4
A group of people who kill or threaten to kill someone without a trial because of hate
- Texting
14
4.6
A group of people who suddenly gather in public to perform a planned unusual act and then leave
- Offensive
A group of people who quickly and strongly criticise others online for social or political views
How Crowded
Surface Forms
Etymology
To mob someone comes from the noun mob and the idea of mobile or 'moving' in a group, so it means to crowd around or overwhelm someone. So to mob a person is to surround them all at once with many people.