Mob vs Jam - What's the difference?

Mob is a related term of jam.

As an initialism mob

is (nautical) m'an '''o'''ver ' b oard, used eg on the emergency button of a satellite navigator by pushing the button the operator stores the coordinates of a man overboard incident for easy access.

As a symbol jam is

the iso 3166-1 three-letter (alpha-3) code for jamaica.

mob

English

Etymology 1

(etyl), short for mobile, from (etyl) . The video-gaming sense originates from English mobile, used by (Richard Bartle) for objects capable of movement in an early MUD.

Noun

(en noun)

An unruly group of people.

*(James Madison), Jr. (1751-1836)

*:Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob .

A commonly used collective noun for animals such as horses or cattle.

The Mafia, or a similar group that engages in organized crime (preceded by the ).

*:The Bat—they called him the Bat.. He'd never been in stir, the bulls had never mugged him, he didn't run with a mob , he played a lone hand, and fenced his stuff so that even the fence couldn't swear he knew his face.

*1986 , (Paul Chadwick), Concrete: Under the Desert Stars , Dark Horse Books

*:What if it is a mob killing? They can’t hurt me, but …

(lb) A non-player character that exists to be fought or killed to further the progression of the story or game.

*2002 , "Wolfie", Re: Whoa - massive changes due in next patch'' (on newsgroup ''alt.games.everquest )

*:You can't win with small, balanced groups. You have to zerg the mob with a high number of players.

(lb) The lower classes of a community; the rabble.

*(Joseph Addison) (1672–1719)

*:A cluster of mob were making themselves merry with their betters.

(lb) A cohesive group of people.

*2011 March 10, Allan Clarke, W.A. through Noongar eyes

*:There’s nothing like local knowledge and after thousands of years living here the Noongar mob understand this land better than anyone, so it makes sense for them to tap into the lucrative tourism industry.

Derived terms

* flash mob * lynch mob * meal mob * mob rule * mob-handed * mobber * mobbish * mobbist * mobbism * moblike * mobmobile * mobocracy * mobster * vote mob

Synonyms

* (mafia) mafia, Mafia

Verb

(mobb)

To crowd around (someone), often with hostility.

The fans mobbed a well-dressed couple who resembled their idols.

To crowd into or around a place.

The shoppers mobbed the store on the first day of the sale.

(video games) The act of a player aggroing enemies so they follow them and gather, forming a mob of foes. (rfex)

Etymology 2

Alteration of (mab).

Noun

(en noun)

(obsolete) A promiscuous woman; a harlot or wench; a prostitute.

A mob cap.

(Goldsmith)

Derived terms

* mob cap

Verb

(mobb)

To wrap up in, or cover with, a cowl.

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of mobile phone.

Abbreviation

(Abbreviation) (en-abbr)

mobile phone

Usage notes

* This is most often used in signwriting to match with with the other three-letter abbreviations and (fax).

Anagrams

* *

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jam

English

, a type of jam, spread on a piece of bread

Etymology 1

Noun

A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.

(countable) A difficult situation.

I’m in a jam right now. Can you help me out?

* 1975 , (Bob Dylan), (Tangled Up in Blue)

She was married when we first met

Soon to be divorced

I helped her out of a jam , I guess

But I used a little too much force.

(countable) Blockage, congestion.

A traffic jam caused us to miss the game's first period.

a jam of logs in a river

An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.

(countable, baseball) A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.

He's in a jam now, having walked the bases loaded with the cleanup hitter coming to bat.

(countable, basketball) A forceful dunk.

(countable, roller derby) A play during which points can be scored.

Toughie scored four points in that jam .

(climbing, countable) Any of several maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.

I used a whole series of fist and foot jams in that crack.

(UK) luck.

He's got more jam than Waitrose.

(mining)

Synonyms

* (sweet mixture of fruit) conserve, (US) jelly, preserve * See also

Derived terms

* jamjar * jammy * jam band * jam roly poly * jam sandwich * jam session * jam tart * jam tomorrow * log jam * Murrumbidgee jam * pearl jam * power jam * toe jam * traffic jam * want jam on it * climbing: ** hand jam ** finger jam ** fist jam ** foot jam ** pinkie jam ** ring jam ** thumb-down jam

Verb

(jamm)

To get something stuck in a confined space.

My foot got jammed in a gap between the rocks.

Her poor little baby toe got jammed in the door.

I jammed the top knuckle of my ring finger.

To brusquely force something into a space; cram, squeeze.

They temporarily stopped the gas tank leak by jamming a piece of taffy into the hole.

The rush-hour train was jammed with commuters.

To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up"

A single accident can jam the roads for hours.

To block or confuse a broadcast signal.

(baseball) To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.

Jones was jammed by the pitch.

(music) To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session).

To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.

When he tripped on the step he jammed his toe.

(roller derby) To attempt to score points.

Toughie jammed four times in the second period.

(nautical) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.

Synonyms

* ram

Derived terms

* (to squeeze into a small space) jam-pack * jammer

Etymology 2

(etyl) or (etyl), meaning "garment, robe"; related to pajamas.

Noun

(en noun)

(dated) A kind of frock for children.

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