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mug
(mʌg)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense mugs, present participle mugging, past tense, past participle mugged
1. countable noun
A mug is a large deep cup with straight sides and a handle, used for hot drinks.
He spooned instant coffee into two of the mugs.
A mug of something is the amount of it contained in a mug.
He had been drinking mugs of coffee to keep himself awake. [+ of]
Synonyms: cup, pot [informal], jug, beaker More Synonyms of mug
2. verb
If someone mugs you, they attack you in order to steal your money.
I was walking out to my car when this guy tried to mug me. [VERB noun]
He has been mugged more than once. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: attack, assault, beat up, rob More Synonyms of mug
muggingWord forms: plural muggings variable noun
Bank robberies, burglaries and muggings are reported almost daily in the press.
3. countable noun
If you say that someone is a mug, you mean that they are stupid and easily deceived by other people.
[British, informal, disapproval] He's a mug as far as women are concerned.
I feel such a mug for signing the agreement.
Synonyms: fool, innocent, sucker [slang], charlie [British, informal] More Synonyms of mug
4.
See mug's game
5. countable noun [usually poss NOUN]
Someone's mug is their face.
[informal] He managed to get his ugly mug on TV.
Synonyms: face, features, countenance [literary], visage [formal] More Synonyms of mug
Phrasal verbs:
See mug up
mug in British English 1
(mʌɡ)
noun
1.
a drinking vessel with a handle, usually cylindrical and made of earthenware
2. Also called: mugful
the quantity held by a mug or its contents
Word origin
C16: probably from Scandinavian; compare Swedish muggmug in British English 2
(mʌɡ)
noun
1. slang
a person's face or mouth
get your ugly mug out of here!
2. slang
a grimace
3. British slang
a gullible person, esp one who is swindled easily
4. a mug's game
verbWord forms: mugs, mugging or mugged
5. (transitive) informal
to attack or rob (someone) violently
6. (intransitive) British slang
to pull faces or overact, esp in front of a camera
Word origin
C18: perhaps from mug1, since drinking vessels were sometimes modelled into the likeness of a facemug in American English 1
(mʌg)
noun
1.
a heavy drinking cup of earthenware or metal, having a handle and formerly often ornamented with a human face
2.
as much as a mug will hold
3. Slang
a.
the face
b.
the mouth
c.
a grimace
d.
a rough, ugly person; ruffian, thug, etc.
e. US
mug shot
verb transitiveWord forms: mugged or ˈmugging
4.
to assault usually with intent to rob
5. US, Slang
to photograph; esp., to photograph (a person under arrest) for police records
verb intransitive
6.
to assault a person, usually with intent to rob
7. Slang
a.
to make a grimace
b. Theatre
to overact by exaggerated facial expressions
Word origin
prob. < Scand, as in Swed muggmug in American English 2
(mʌg)
verb intransitiveWord forms: mugged or ˈmugging
British, Slang
to study hard and hurriedly, as in preparation for an examination; cram
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Synonyms of 'mug'
cup, pot, jug, beaker
face, features, countenance, visage
fool, innocent, sucker, charlie
attack, assault, beat up, rob
More Synonyms of mug
In other languagesmug
British English: mug /mʌɡ/ NOUN
A mug is a large deep cup with straight sides.
She sipped from her coffee mug.
- American English: mug
- Arabic: كُوزٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: caneca
- Chinese: 杯子
- Croatian: šalica
- Czech: hrnek
- Danish: krus
- Dutch: mok
- European Spanish: taza
- Finnish: muki
- French: tasse
- German: Becher
- Greek: κούπα
- Italian: tazza
- Japanese: マグ
- Korean: 머그
- Norwegian: krus
- Polish: kufel
- European Portuguese: caneca
- Romanian: cană
- Russian: кружка
- Latin American Spanish: jarro
- Swedish: mugg
- Thai: ถ้วยใหญ่มีหู
- Turkish: kupa kahve
- Ukrainian: кухоль
- Vietnamese: chén vại
British English: mug /mʌɡ/ VERB
If someone mugs you, they attack you in order to steal your money.
I was walking to my car when this guy tried to mug me.
- American English: mug
- Arabic: يُهَاجِمُ بِقَصْدِ الْسَرِقَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: assaltar
- Chinese: 抢劫
- Croatian: orobiti
- Czech: přepadnout kvůli penězům
- Danish: overfalde
- Dutch: beroven
- European Spanish: atracar personas
- Finnish: pahoinpidellä ja ryöstää joku
- French: agresser
- German: überfallen
- Greek: ληστεύω
- Italian: assalire
- Japanese: 襲って強奪する
- Korean: 습격하다
- Norwegian: rane
- Polish: wykuć
- European Portuguese: assaltar
- Romanian: a jefui
- Russian: грабить
- Latin American Spanish: asaltar
- Swedish: råna
- Thai: ทำร้ายเพื่อชิงทรัพย์
- Turkish: saldırmak soymak amacıyla
- Ukrainian: нападати
- Vietnamese: cướp
Chinese translation of 'mug'
mug
(mʌɡ)
n (c)
- (= large cup)
- (for drinks)
大杯子
(dà beīzi) (个(個), gè) - (for beer)
啤酒杯
(píjiǔ bēi) (个(個), gè)
- (for drinks)
- (= contents)
一大杯的量
(yī dàbēi de liàng) - (inf, = face)
脸(臉)
(liǎn) - (Brit, inf, = fool)
傻瓜
(shǎguā)
vt
- (= rob)
行凶抢(搶)劫
(xíngxiōng qiǎngjié)it's a mug's game (Brit, inf)这(這)是桩(樁)无(無)利可图(圖)的事
(Zhè shì zhuāng wú lì kě tú de shì)
(noun)
Definition
the quantity held by a mug or its contents
She had been drinking mugs of coffee to keep herself awake.
Synonyms
cup
a set of matching cups and saucers
pot (informal)
The team has not won a pot since 1978.
jug
beaker
a beaker of hot milk, well-laced with brandy
tankard
stein
flagon
toby jug
1 (noun)
Definition
a person's face or mouth
(slang) I managed to get my ugly mug on telly.
Synonyms
face
She had a beautiful face.
features
countenance (literary)
He met each inquiry with an impassive countenance.
visage (formal)
clock (British, slang)
kisser (slang)
dial (slang)
mush (British, slang)
puss (slang)
phiz or phizog (British, slang)
2 (noun)
Definition
a gullible person, esp. one who is swindled easily
(British, slang) I feel such a mug for signing the agreement.
Synonyms
fool
She'd been a fool to accept the offer.
innocent
sucker (slang)
Keep giving us your money, sucker!
charlie (British, informal)
gull (archaic)
chump (informal)
simpleton
He was a lightweight, a political simpleton.
putz (US, slang)
weenie (US, informal)
muggins (British, slang)
easy or soft touch (slang)
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang)
bogan (Australian, slang)
(verb)
Definition
to attack someone in order to rob them
(informal) I was getting into my car when this guy tried to mug me.
Synonyms
attack
The duo are believed to have attacked several people in South London.
assault
The gang assaulted him in the street.
beat up
rob
Police said he had robbed a man hours earlier.
steam (informal)
hold up
do over (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang)
work over (slang)
assail
He was assailed by a young man.
lay into (informal)
put the boot in (slang)
duff up (British, slang)
set about or upon
beat or knock seven bells out of (informal)
phrasal verb
Additional synonyms
in the sense of assail
Definition
to attack violently
He was assailed by a young man.
Synonyms
attack,
charge,
assault,
invade,
set about,
beset,
fall upon,
set upon,
lay into (informal),
maltreat,
belabourin the sense of assault
Definition
to attack violently
The gang assaulted him in the street.
Synonyms
strike,
attack,
beat,
knock,
punch,
belt (informal),
bang,
batter,
clip (informal),
slap,
bash (informal),
deck (slang),
sock (slang),
chin (slang),
smack,
thump,
set about,
lay one on (slang),
clout (informal),
cuff,
flog,
whack,
lob,
beset,
clobber (slang),
smite (archaic),
wallop (informal),
swat,
fall upon,
set upon,
lay into (informal),
tonk (slang),
lambast(e),
belabour,
beat or knock seven bells out of (informal)
in the sense of beaker
Definition
a tall drinking cup
a beaker of hot milk, well-laced with brandy
Synonyms
cup,
glass,
mug,
tumbler
Synonyms of 'mug'
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of countenance
Definition
the face or facial expression
He met each inquiry with an impassive countenance.
Synonyms
face,
features,
expression,
look,
appearance,
aspect,
visage,
mien (literary),
physiognomyin the sense of gull
Synonyms
dupe,
fool,
mug (slang),
sap (slang),
sucker (slang),
gudgeon (slang),
chump (informal),
simpleton,
babe in arms (informal),
putz (US, slang),
easy mark (slang)
in the sense of pot
Definition
a cup or other trophy
The team has not won a pot since 1978.
Synonyms
trophy,
cupin the sense of rob
Definition
to take something from (a person or place) illegally
Police said he had robbed a man hours earlier.
Synonyms
steal from,
hold up,
rifle,
mug (informal),
stiff (slang)
in the sense of simpleton
Definition
a foolish or stupid person
He was a lightweight, a political simpleton.
Synonyms
halfwit,
fool,
idiot,
charlie (British, informal),
goose (informal),
dope (informal),
jerk (slang, US, Canadian),
plank (British, slang),
berk (British, slang),
wally (slang),
booby,
coot,
moron (slang),
geek (slang),
twit (informal, British),
chump,
dunce,
imbecile (informal),
oaf,
dullard (old-fashioned),
jackass,
dipstick (British, slang),
dickhead (taboo, slang),
gonzo (slang),
schmuck (US, slang),
dork (slang),
nitwit (informal),
dolt,
blockhead,
greenhorn (informal),
ninny,
divvy (British, slang),
nincompoop,
dweeb (US, slang),
putz (US, slang),
fathead (informal),
Simple Simon,
weenie (US, informal),
eejit (Scottish, Irish),
thicko (British, slang),
dumb-ass (slang),
gobshite (Irish, taboo, slang),
numpty (Scottish, informal),
doofus (slang, US),
fuckwit (taboo, slang),
dickwit (taboo, slang),
numskull or numbskull,
twerp or twirp (informal),
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang),
bogan (Australian, slang)
in the sense of sucker
Definition
a person who is easily deceived or swindled
Keep giving us your money, sucker!
Synonyms
fool,
mug (British, slang),
dupe,
victim,
butt,
sap (slang),
pushover (slang),
sitting duck (informal),
sitting target,
putz (US, slang),
cat's paw,
easy game or mark (informal),
nerd or nurd (slang),
dorba or dorb (Australian, slang),
bogan (Australian, slang)