mob

/ˈmäb/

Latin mobile vulgus vacillating crowd

noun

  1. a large and disorderly crowd of people; especially : one bent on riotous or destructive action

  2. a large number of people

  3. a criminal set : gang; especially, often capitalized : mafia

crowd throng horde crush mob mean an assembled multitude. crowd implies a close gathering and pressing together. throng and horde suggest movement and pushing.

verb

  1. to crowd about and attack or annoy

  2. to crowd into or around

mobbed by autograph hunters

noun

  1. someone who controls part of an organized criminal group