mob
1. a disorderly crowd of people (Freq. 11)
• Syn:
rabble, rout
• Hypernyms:
crowd
• Hyponyms:
lynch mob
2. a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
syndicate, crime syndicate, family
• Derivationally related forms:
mobster
• Hypernyms:
organized crime, gangland, gangdom
• Hyponyms:
Mafia, Maffia, Cosa Nostra
3. an association of criminals
- police tried to break up the gang
- a pack of thieves
• Syn:
gang, pack, ring
• Derivationally related forms:
mobster, gangdom (for: gang), gangster (for: gang)
• Hypernyms:
association
• Hyponyms:
nest, youth gang
• Member Holonyms:
organized crime, gangland, gangdom
• Member Meronyms:
gangster, mobster
press tightly together or cram
- The crowd packed the auditorium
• Syn:
throng, pack, pile, jam
• Derivationally related forms:
pile (for: pile), throng (for: throng)
• Hypernyms:
crowd, crowd together
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
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