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noun | verb mugmug1 /mʌg/ ●●○ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYmug1Origin: 1500-1600 Probably from a Scandinavian language 1 a large cup with straight sides used for drinking coffee, tea, etc.2a large glass with straight sides and a handle, used especially for drinking beer3 (also mugful) the amount of liquid in a mug: a mug of cocoa4old-fashioned a face noun | verb mugmug2 verb (mugged, mugging) VERB TABLEmug |
Present | I, you, we, they | mug | | he, she, it | mugs | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | mugged | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have mugged | | he, she, it | has mugged | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had mugged | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will mug | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have mugged |
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Present | I | am mugging | | he, she, it | is mugging | | you, we, they | are mugging | Past | I, he, she, it | was mugging | | you, we, they | were mugging | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been mugging | | he, she, it | has been mugging | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been mugging | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be mugging | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been mugging |
► got mugged She got mugged on her way home from work. ► mugging for the camera Kids were mugging for the camera. THESAURUSuse violence► attack to deliberately use physical violence against someone: Two men attacked him in the street. A snake is unlikely to attack unless it feels threatened. ► attack to use violence against someone and try to hurt him or her: The man attacked her as she was walking home at night. ► assault to attack and hurt someone. Used when talking about a crime: He is accused of assaulting a police officer. ► mug to attack someone and steal from him or her in a public place such as a street: Someone was mugged right outside of my apartment building. ► ambush to suddenly attack someone after waiting in a hidden place: The judge was ambushed by a gang of men as he drove to work at the courthouse. take something► steal to take something that belongs to someone else: Somebody stole my bike. It’s wrong to steal. ► take to steal something: The man took money from the register when the cashier turned around. ► burglarize to go into a building, car, etc. and steal things from it: Someone had burglarized their hotel room while they were out. ► rob to steal money or other things from a bank, store, or person: He robbed several gas stations in the area. ► mug to attack someone in the street and steal something from him or her: David had been mugged at gunpoint. ► shoplift to steal something from a store by leaving without paying for it: One in ten teenagers have shoplifted. ► embezzle to take money that you are trusted to protect as part of your job, and use it for your own purposes: He admitted to embezzling funds from the charity he worked for. 1[transitive] to attack someone and rob him or her in a public place: She got mugged on her way home from work.► see thesaurus at attack2, steal12[intransitive] informal to make silly expressions with your face or behave in a silly way, especially in a photograph or a play: Kids were mugging for the camera. |