MOB Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word mob. (close relations)
Definition of MOB
Best Alternative Words for MOB
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| pack | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a large indefinite quantity • a complete collection of similar things • a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film) • an association of criminals • an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose • a group of hunting animals • a cream that cleanses and tones the skin • a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect • a bundle (especially one carried on the back) verb • arrange in a container • fill to capacity • compress into a wad • carry, as on one's back • set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome • have with oneself; have on one's person • press tightly together or cram • hike with a backpack • press down tightly • seal with packing • have the property of being packable or of compacting easily • load with a pack • treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood | ||||||||
| gang | nounn | |||||||
noun • an association of criminals • an informal body of friends • an organized group of workmen • tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together verb • act as an organized group | ||||||||
| rabble | nounn | |||||||
noun • a disorderly crowd of people • disparaging terms for the common people | ||||||||
| throng | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a large gathering of people verb • press tightly together or cram | ||||||||
| assemblage | nounn | |||||||
noun • a group of persons together in one place • a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose • the social act of assembling • several things grouped together or considered as a whole | ||||||||
| assembly | nounn | |||||||
noun • a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit • the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) • a public facility to meet for open discussion • a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose • a unit consisting of components that have been fitted together • the social act of assembling | ||||||||
| crew | nounn | |||||||
noun • the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.) • an organized group of workmen • an informal body of friends • the team of men or women manning a racing shell verb • serve as a crew member on | ||||||||
| crowd | nounn | |||||||
noun • a large number of things or people considered together • an informal body of friends verb • cause to herd, drive, or crowd together • fill or occupy to the point of overflowing • to gather together in large numbers • approach a certain age or speed | ||||||||
| horde | nounn | |||||||
noun • a vast multitude • a nomadic community • a moving crowd | ||||||||
| mass | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist • the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field • a musical setting for a Mass • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite • an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people) • a body of matter without definite shape • the common people generally • the property of something that is great in magnitude adjective satellite • formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole verb • join together into a mass or collect or form a mass | ||||||||
| mobocracy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a political system in which a mob is the source of control; government by the masses | ||||||||
| multitude | nounn | |||||||
noun • a large indefinite quantity • a large gathering of people • the common people generally | ||||||||
| posse | nounn | |||||||
noun • a temporary police force | ||||||||
| swarm | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a moving crowd • a group of many things in the air or on the ground verb • be teeming, be abuzz • move in large numbers | ||||||||
| troupe | nounn | |||||||
noun • organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical) | ||||||||
| family | nounn | |||||||
noun • a social unit living together • primary social group; parents and children • a collection of things sharing a common attribute • people descended from a common ancestor • a person having kinship with another or others • (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera • a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities • an association of people who share common beliefs or activities | ||||||||
| jam | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • preserve of crushed fruit • informal terms for a difficult situation • a dense crowd of people • deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems verb • press tightly together or cram • push down forcibly • crush or bruise • interfere with or prevent the reception of signals • get stuck and immobilized • crowd or pack to capacity • block passage through | ||||||||
| mafia | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia • any tightly knit group of trusted associates • a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century | ||||||||
| pile | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a collection of objects laid on top of each other • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit) • fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) • battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta • a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure • the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave • a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy verb • arrange in stacks • press tightly together or cram • place or lay as if in a pile | ||||||||
| ring | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a characteristic sound • a toroidal shape • a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling • (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop • an association of criminals • the sound of a bell ringing • a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle • jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger • a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) verb • sound loudly and sonorously • ring or echo with sound • make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification • get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone • extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle • attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify | ||||||||
