What is difference between CROWD and MOB? Can MOB be used in positive perspective?

Question

What is difference between CROWD and MOB? Can MOB be used in positive perspective?

Answer 1

i think MOB is more used as in violent terms like...."the angry mob"........... CROWD can be used as a good and or bad thing

Answer 2

A mob is a crowd that is out of control usually. Sometimes the words get used interchangably, but usually a crowd is less hostile.

Answer 3

A group of kangaroo is called a 'mob'. It can't be a crowd.

Answer 4

A crowd can be a crowd of random people doing different things in a highly populated area. (Ex: There was a crowd of people in the subway.)  A mob is a crowd of people with one intent or purpose.  Usually it is used to describe people who are out of control.