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mug
[ muhg ]
noun
- a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
- the quantity it holds.
- Slang.
- the face.
- the mouth.
- an exaggerated facial expression; grimace, as in acting.
- a thug, ruffian, or other criminal.
- British Slang. a gullible person; dupe; fool.
verb (used with object)
- to assault or menace, especially with the intention of robbery.
- Slang. to photograph (a person), especially in compliance with an official or legal requirement.
verb (used without object)
- Slang. to grimace; exaggerate a facial expression, as in acting.
mug
1/ mʌɡ /
noun
- slang.a person's face or mouth
get your ugly mug out of here!
- slang.a grimace
- slang.a gullible person, esp one who is swindled easily
- a mug's gamea worthless activity
verb
- informal.tr to attack or rob (someone) violently
- slang.intr to pull faces or overact, esp in front of a camera
mug
2/ mʌɡ /
noun
- a drinking vessel with a handle, usually cylindrical and made of earthenware
- Also calledmugful the quantity held by a mug or its contents
Word History and Origins
Origin of mug1
Word History and Origins
Origin of mug1
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Example Sentences
Her resignation comes a day after she admitted that she told police she had lost her phone during a mugging on a night out but later found it had not been taken.
He even relishes the schoolyard nickname Trump gave him — “Old Crow” — doling out bottles of the Kentucky bourbon with his mug on the label.
You can also now do all your Christmas shopping via Trump campaign emails: Trump hats, Trump t-shirts, Trump coffee mugs and Christmas ornaments.
"The second week, it went quiet for two days and then he popped back up and said that he'd been mugged and he'd been shot in the leg. He’d been taken to hospital."
Alongside packets from long-gone brands such as Tudor Crisps, he has limited edition mugs, a crisp advent calendar and a Walkers jacket.
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