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- Dictionarymug/mʌɡ/
noun
- 1. a large cup, typically cylindrical with a handle and used without a saucer: "she picked up her coffee mug" Similar
- 2. a person's face: informal "I don't want to see Barry's ugly mug when I get home" Similar
verb
- 1. attack and rob (someone) in a public place: "he was mugged by three men who stole his bike"
- 2. make faces, especially silly or exaggerated ones, before an audience or a camera: informal "he mugged for the camera"
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a heavy glass with a handle and usually with patterns cut into its side, out of which you drink beer: We all raised our wine glasses and beer mugs to toast the happy couple. See more. Fewer examples. Who knocked over that mug of coffee? He washed up his mug and put it back on the shelf.
: to pose or make faces especially to attract attention or for a camera.
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.
Mug definition: a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.. See examples of MUG used in a sentence.
A mug is an informal vessel for drinking coffee or tea, as opposed to a china tea cup or a demitasse espresso cup, for example. Informally, a mug is a face: that's why a mug shot of a prisoner is a picture of his face right after he has been arrested.
1. Informal To photograph (a person's face) for police files. 2. To threaten or assault (a person) with the intent to rob: arrested the thief who mugged the tourists. v.intr. To make exaggerated facial expressions, especially for humorous effect: The partygoers mugged for the camera.
MUG definition: 1. a large cup with straight sides usually used for hot drinks: 2. someone who is stupid and…. Learn more.
mug meaning, definition, what is mug: a tall cup used for drinking tea, coffee...: Learn more.
Dictionary Meanings. Mug Definition. mŭg. mugged, mugging, mugs. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Adjective. Idiom. Filter. noun. mugs. A heavy drinking cup of earthenware or metal, having a handle. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. As much as a mug will hold. Webster's New World.
mug (mug), n., v., mugged, mug•ging. n. a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware. the quantity it holds. Slang Terms. the face. the mouth. an exaggerated facial expression; grimace, as in acting.
