mug
/mʌg/
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Definition
Noun:
- A drinking vessel: A large cup, typically cylindrical with a handle, used for hot beverages.
- The human face: (Informal, often humorous or derogatory) A person's face.
- A gullible person: (Informal) A person who is easily deceived or fooled.
- A quantity: The amount of liquid a mug can hold.
Verb:
- To assault and rob: To attack someone in a public place in order to steal their money or possessions.
Examples
- Noun (Drinking vessel):
- She sipped her coffee from a large ceramic mug.
- He filled the mug with hot chocolate.
- Noun (Face):
- He has a friendly mug. (Informal)
- Get that sad look off your mug! (Informal)
- Noun (Gullible person):
- The con artists saw the tourist as an easy mug.
- Don't be such a mug; that offer is clearly a scam.
- Verb (To assault):
- Thieves mugged him on his way home from the station.
- The area is known for being dangerous at night, with several people getting mugged last month.
Advanced Usage
- "Mug shot": A photograph taken of a person's face after they have been arrested by the police.
- The police released the suspect's mug shot to the media.
- "Mug's game": (British English, informal) An activity that is foolish or unlikely to be profitable.
- Trying to beat the system is a mug's game.
Variants and Related Words
- Mugful (n): The amount contained in a mug.
- He drank a mugful of tea.
- Mugger (n): A person who commits a mugging.
- The mugger was caught on CCTV.
Synonyms
- Noun (Cup): Cup, tankard, stein.
- Noun (Face): Face, countenance, visage (formal), phiz (British, informal).
- Noun (Fool): Fool, dupe, sucker (informal), pushover (informal).
- Verb (Rob): Rob, assault, hold up.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Mug up (on something): (British English, informal) To study a subject hard, especially for an exam; to cram.
- I need to mug up on the history dates before the test.
Related Idioms
- "Mug for the camera": To make exaggerated facial expressions when being photographed.
- The children loved to mug for the camera.
- "A mug's eye view": A perspective from the position of a gullible or naive person.
- The documentary gave us a mug's eye view of the elaborate scam.
Noun
- with handle and usually cylindrical
- the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
- a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- the quantity that can be held in a mug
Verb
- rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence
- I was mugged in the streets of New York last night