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mob up en · VERB

Meanings

1. (informal, intransitive) To form a mob (i.e. a large group).
2. (informal, intransitive) To join, ally with or be beholden to the Mafia.
3. (informal, rare, transitive) To gang up on.
   • In PvP I hardly ever attack, only when we've nearly won and are mobbing up the last few people. 2005 September 23, BombayMix, “Guild Wars: What's up with the loot rules?”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg (Usenet), archived from the original on 26 Mar 2026:
   • Gooderson tells me you were not unadjacent to mobbing up R.B.-J. and Sargent in the changing-rooms, Healey. 1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 1, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section I, page 18:
   • The other day, I heard the birds outside going ballistic and rushed out just in time to see three pee-wees, a magpie and a flock of noisy miners mobbing up a *goshawk* as it flew just above the houses! 2009 May 4, Trish Brown, “Finish Happy Dance!!”, in alt.beenz (Usenet), archived from the original on 26 Mar 2026:
   • Islam is no different from other religions. You all should stop treating it as if your^([sic]) nazis mobbing up a Jewish crowd. 2002 March 8, Demothios, “How will it all end?”, in alt.religion.islam (Usenet), archived from the original on 26 Mar 2026:

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