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heavy mob

heavy mob noun: a group of bodyguards, enforcers, burly criminals or police, or similar heavies.

Noun

heavy mob (plural heavy mobs)

  1. (UK, informal) A group of bodyguards, enforcers, burly criminals or police, or similar heavies.
    • And then the police came and tried to move them away. There are two types of police in Spain – the brown shirts and the blue shirts. One seems to be the local lot and the other are like the heavy mob.2012, Bill Gardner, Good Afternoon, Gentlemen, the Name's Bill Gardner
    • As more police arrived, beer bottles were thrown at them. The heavy mob from the Tactical Aid Group finally turned up and closed the club. Officers lined up by the door as the patrons poured out to arrest those they recognised.2016, Peter Walsh, Gang War

Forms of heavy mob

pluralheavy mobs

Questions about heavy mob

What does heavy mob mean?
Heavy mob means a group of bodyguards, enforcers, burly criminals or police, or similar heavies.
What part of speech is heavy mob?
Heavy mob is a noun.
What is the plural of heavy mob?
The plural of heavy mob is heavy mobs.

Words near heavy mob in the dictionary

  1. heavy metal
  2. heavy metal umlaut
  3. heavy metal umlauts
  4. heavy metally
  5. heavy metals
  6. heavy mob
  7. heavy mobs
  8. heavy petting
  9. heavy piece
  10. heavy pieces
  11. heavy plough

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