mob

verb [T]

/mɑb/ (-bb-)

Definition

› to gather in a large group around someone to express admiration, interest, or anger: She was mobbed by her fans. The stores are always mobbed (= very crowded) on Saturdays.

(Definition of mob verb from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Focus on the pronunciation of mob

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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