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mob
? ?[mob] Show IPA noun, adjective, verb, mobbed, mob·bing.
noun
1.
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
2.
a crowd bent on or engaged in lawless violence.
3.
any group or collection of persons or things.
4.
the common people; the masses; populace or multitude.
5.
a criminal gang, especially one involved in drug trafficking, extortion, etc.
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gang
1 ? ?[gang] Show IPA
noun
1.
a group or band: A gang of boys gathered around the winning pitcher.
2.
a group of youngsters or adolescents who associate closely, often exclusively, for social reasons, especially such a group engaging in delinquent behavior.
3.
a group of people with compatible tastes or mutual interests who gather together for social reasons: I'm throwing a party for the gang I bowl with.
4.
a group of persons working together; squad; shift: a gang of laborers.
5.
a group of persons associated for some criminal or other antisocial purpose: a gang of thieves.
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