Mob and Target

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Mob verb - To move upon or fill (something) in great numbers.

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Target and mob are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Target" instead a verb "Mob".

Nearby Word: mobster

Target verb - Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal.

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Mob and target are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mob" instead a verb "Target".

Nearby Words: targeted, targe, targeting

single	single mob	single target
small	small mob	small target
actual	actual mob	actual target
massive	massive mob	massive target
Other adjectives: large, big, huge, potential, new, former, random, different, giant, civilian.

opponent	mob opponent	target opponent
player	mob player	target player

In general, many combo videos, whether for 1v1 fighting games or one-v-many beat 'em ups, are staged against a training mode dummy or a lone target and thus the very impressive-looking combos showcased aren't much good in real gameplay against an active target or a mob of enemies.

Source: Awesome But Impractical / Video Games
But when he realized the shipment was of medical equipment that an orphanage of Littlest Cancer Patients sorely needed, he sent it to them instead (letting the mob think he took it himself so they wouldn't target the kids) and escaped into the wastelands outside the city.

Source: Robbing the Mob Bank
Seeing as this is Mayberry we're talking about, the "danger" any mob poses to a target is never more serious than humiliating or making someone feel bad about themselves, though.

Source: Shaming the Mob

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