Mob
Organized crime network
A mob is a large, disorderly crowd, often one inclined toward violence or lawlessness: An angry mob gathered outside the courthouse.
The word suggests loss of individual judgment to collective emotion.
Mob extends to any pressing crowd: a mob of reporters.
With "the," the mob means organized crime, especially the Mafia.
To mob someone is to crowd around them aggressively or enthusiastically: Fans mobbed the singer at the airport.
In gaming, a mob is any non-player enemy creature.
Criminal organization using intimidation
- gangsterCriminal organization member
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
- underworldRealm of the departed
boss · godfather · racket · extortion · hitman · enforcer · omerta · protection
Dense pressing crowd
- swarmMass of moving insects
- hordeDisorganized, overwhelming crowd
- massQuantity of matter
- rabbleDisorderly, noisy crowd
gathering · multitude · pack · crush · stampede · riot · unrest · frenzy
Enclose on every side
- swarmMass of moving insects
- crowdLarge public gathering
- rushQuick sudden movement
- besiegeSurround to force surrender
overwhelm · descend · jostle · throng · hound · accost · harass · press
mafia
Criminal organization using intimidation
- gangsterCriminal organization member
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
underworld · boss · godfather · racket · extortion · hitman · enforcer · omerta · protection · wiseguy
throng
Dense pressing crowd
rabble · gathering · multitude · pack · crush · stampede · riot · unrest · frenzy · chaos
surround
Enclose on every side
besiege · overwhelm · descend · jostle · throng · hound · accost · harass · press · clamor
spawn
Aquatic eggs or generate
respawn · grind · loot · dungeon · raid · attack · swarm · wave · boss · minion
kangaroo
Pouched Australian leaper
- joeyYoung marsupial offspring
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
marsupial · pouch · hopping · wallaby · grazing · plains · bushland · troop · herd · group
Mobregiment
Colonel-led military unit
queue · procession · committee · parliament · hierarchy
Mobindividual
One separate human being
loner · single person · handful · few · scattering
Mobelite
Superior select group
aristocracy · nobility · gentry · upper crust · establishment
- mobile phonePortable wireless telephone
- angry mobHostile crowd seeking retribution
- lynch mobsCrowds enacting illegal executions
- mobile homeTransportable prefabricated dwelling
- mob justiceExtralegal punishment by crowds
- the mobOrganized criminal enterprise
mobile, mobility, mobilize, immobile, mobs, mobster, mobbed, mobilized, mobbing