Mug - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|mʌɡ|
Brit.
|mʌɡ|
noun
- the quantity that can be held in a mug (syn: mugful)
- a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of (syn: chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, sucker)
- the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) (syn: countenance, kisser, phiz, physiognomy, visage)
- with handle and usually cylindrical
- a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of (syn: chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, sucker)
- the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) (syn: countenance, kisser, phiz, physiognomy, visage)
- with handle and usually cylindrical
verb
- rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence
I was mugged in the streets of New York last night
Extra examples
He drank a mug of coffee.
They're taking you for a mug.
He always drinks mugs of coffee to keep himself awake.
I was walking out to my car when this guy tried to mug me.
Only a mug would pay that much for a meal.
Something scared him. Probably your ugly mug!
A lot of people won't go out alone at night because they're afraid of being mugged.
All the kids were mugging for the camera.
I was mugged in the streets of New York last night
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: mug
he/she/it: mugs
present participle: mugging
past tense: mugged
past participle: mugged
I/you/we/they: mug
he/she/it: mugs
present participle: mugging
past tense: mugged
past participle: mugged
noun
singular: mug
plural: mugs
singular: mug
plural: mugs
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