Entry Word: mob

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a great number of persons or things gathered together <a mob of pigeons flocked around us when we took out the bread crumbs> — see crowd 1
2 a group involved in secret or criminal activities <he was accused of having connections with a mob of racketeers> — see ring 1
3 the body of the community as contrasted with the elite <political speeches designed to appeal to the mob> — see mass 1