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mob
verb [T] /mɒb/
/mɑːb/ (-bb-)Definition
› [T usually passive] to come together around someone in a crowd to express admiration, interest, or anger: They were mobbed by fans when they arrived at the theatre. Let's not go to the Old Town tonight - it's always mobbed (= there are always a lot of people there) on Fridays.Forming groups (of people) › [I or T] When birds or small animals mob a bigger or more frightening bird or animal that is hunting them, they attack it together and force it to go away.Animal (non-human) behaviour
(Definition of mob verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- congregate verb
- convene verb
- converge verb
- corral verb
- crowd round/around (sb/sth) phrasal verb
- flock verb
- form verb
- gather verb (COME TOGETHER)
- get together phrasal verb (MEET)
- group verb
- muster verb (COME TOGETHER)
- rally verb (SUPPORT)
- range against/with sth/sb phrasal verb
- reunion noun
- round sth/sb up phrasal verb
- throng verb
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