what is the difference between a mob and a crowd?

Answer 1

Without cheating and going to a dictionary, I'll say this:

A crowd is a large gathering of people in a relatively small space, but they are not united with each other, other than to use a common source transportation or wait for entertainment.

A crowd becomes a mob when they are UNITED for the purpose of performing a collective act - usually negative in connotation - and they are aware of each others actions, such as going after another group of people or destroying a neighborhood.

Answer 2

mob (mŏb) pronunciation
n.

1. A large disorderly crowd or throng. See synonyms at crowd1.
2. The mass of common people; the populace.
3. Informal.
1. An organized gang of criminals; a crime syndicate.
2. often Mob Organized crime. Often used with the: a murder suspect with links to the Mob.
4. An indiscriminate or loosely associated group of persons or things: a mob of boats in the harbor.
5. Australian. A flock or herd of animals.

tr.v., mobbed, mob·bing, mobs.

1. To crowd around and jostle or annoy, especially in anger or excessive enthusiasm: Eager fans mobbed the popular singer.
2. To crowd into: Visitors mobbed the fairgrounds.
3. To attack in large numbers; overwhelm: The quarterback was mobbed by the defensive line.

[Short for mobile, from Latin mōbile (vulgus), fickle (crowd), neuter of mōbilis. See mobile.]
mobbish mob'bish adj.
mobbishly mob'bish·ly adv.







crowd1 (kroud) pronunciation
n.

1. A large number of persons gathered together; a throng.
2. The common people; the populace.
3. A group of people united by a common characteristic, as age, interest, or vocation: the over-30 crowd.
4. A group of people attending a public function; an audience: The play drew a small but appreciative crowd.
5. A large number of things positioned or considered together.


v., crowd·ed, crowd·ing, crowds.

v.intr.

1. To congregate in a restricted area; throng: The children crowded around the TV.
2. To advance by pressing or shoving: A bevy of reporters crowded toward the candidate.

v.tr.

1. To force by or as if by pressing or shoving: Police crowded the spectators back to the viewing stand. Urban sprawl crowded the farmers out of the valley.
2. To draw or stand near to: The batter crowded the plate.
3. To press, cram, or force tightly together: crowded the clothes into the closet.
4. To fill or occupy to overflowing: Books crowded the shelves.
5. Informal. To put pressure on, as to pay a debt.

idiom:

crowd (on) sail Nautical.

1. To spread a large amount of sail to increase speed.

[From Middle English crowden, to crowd, press, from Old English crūdan, to hasten, press.]
crowder crowd'er n.

SYNONYMS crowd, crush, flock, horde, mob, press, throng. These nouns denote a large group of people gathered close to one another: a crowd of well-wishers; a crush of autograph seekers; a flock of schoolchildren; a horde of demonstrators; a mob of hard-rock enthusiasts; a press of shoppers; throngs of tourists.

crowd2 (kroud, krūd) pronunciation
n.

1. An ancient Celtic stringed instrument that was bowed or plucked. Also called crwth.
2. Chiefly British. A fiddle.

[Middle English croud, from Middle Welsh crwth.]

Answer 3

A crowd can still express individual thought, a mob has but one, "Kill people and break things."

Answer 4

A crowd is defined soley by its number and a mob by its actions and intent.

Answer 5

mob is a more negative form- "an angry mob"

Answer 6

Nuthin realy. I used to have a cat named bootz.I loved that cat. Then one day, he ran away, and I found him two weeks later, splattered all over the road....sniffle....sniffle