mug

mug ¹  (mg)

n.

1. A heavy cylindrical drinking cup usually having a handle.

2. The amount that such a cup can hold.

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[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

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mug ²  (mg)

n.

1. Informal

a. The human face.

b. The area of the human mouth, chin, and jaw.

c. A grimace.

d. A mug shot.

2. A thug; a hoodlum.

3. Chiefly British Slang A victim or dupe.

v. mugged, mug·ging, mugs

v.tr.

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.

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[Probably from mug (possibly in allusion to mugs decorated with grotesque faces).]

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mug¹

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) a drinking vessel with a handle, usually cylindrical and made of earthenware

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) Also called mugful the quantity held by a mug or its contents

[probably from Scandinavian; compare Swedish mugg]

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mug²

n

1. Slang a person's face or mouth get your ugly mug out of here!

2. Slang a grimace

3. Brit slang a gullible person, esp one who is swindled easily

a mug's game a worthless activity

vb mugs, mugging, mugged

1. (Law) (tr) Informal to attack or rob (someone) violently

2. (intr) Brit slang to pull faces or overact, esp in front of a camera See also mug up

[perhaps from mug¹, since drinking vessels were sometimes modelled into the likeness of a face]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mug - the quantity that can be held in a mug mugful containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
	2.	mug - a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of chump, fall guy, gull, patsy, soft touch, sucker, fool, mark dupe, victim - a person who is tricked or swindled
	3.	mug - the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) physiognomy, visage, smiler, kisser, phiz, countenance human head - the head of a human being face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" pudding face, pudding-face - a large fat human face colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	4.	mug - with handle and usually cylindrical beer mug, stein - a mug intended for serving beer coffee mug - a mug intended for serving coffee drinking vessel - a vessel intended for drinking handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" toby, toby fillpot jug, toby jug - a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
Verb	1.	mug - rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence; "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night" crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" stick up, hold up - rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat

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mug¹

noun cup, pot, jug, beaker, tankard, stein, flagon, toby jug He had been drinking mugs of coffee to keep himself awake.

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mug²

noun (Informal)

1. face, features, countenance, visage, clock (Brit. slang), kisser (slang), dial (slang), mush (Brit. slang), puss (slang), phiz or phizog (Brit. slang) He managed to get his ugly mug on telly.

2. fool, innocent, sucker (slang), charlie (Brit. informal), gull (archaic), chump (informal), simpleton, putz (U.S. slang), weenie (U.S. informal), muggins (Brit. slang), easy or soft touch (slang) I feel such a mug for signing the agreement.

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mug³

verb attack, assault, beat up, rob, steam (informal), hold up, do over (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), work over (slang), assail, lay into (informal), put the boot in (slang), duff up (Brit. slang), set about or upon I was getting into my car when this guy tried to mug me.

mug up (on) something study, cram (informal), bone up on (informal), swot up on (Brit. informal), get up (informal) It's advisable to mug up on your Spanish before you go.

Translations

mug [mʌg]

A. N

1. (= cup) → tazón m (más alto que ancho)
do you want a cup or a mug? → ¿quieres una taza normal o una taza grande?

2. (= glass) → jarra f
a beer mug → una jarra de or para cerveza

3. (= dupe) → bobo/a m/f, primo/a m/f
what a mug I've been! → ¡mira que he sido bobo!
smoking is a mug's game → fumar es cosa de bobos

4. (= face) → jeta f, careto m (Sp)
what a mug she's got! → ¡qué jeta tiene!

B. VT (= attack and rob) → atracar, asaltar
he was mugged in the city centre → lo atracaron en el centro de la ciudad

C. CPD mug shot N → fotografía f para las fichas

mug up VT + ADV

1. (Brit) (also mug up on) → empollar

2. to mug it up (US) (= grimace) → gesticular, hacer muecas (Theat) → actuar exagerando

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mug [ˈmʌg]

n

(= cup) → tasse sans soucoupe)f >
Do you want a cup or a mug? → Est-ce que vous voulez une tasse normale ou une grande tasse?

(for beer) → chope f beer mug

(= face) → bouille f

(= fool) → poire f
it's a mug's game (British) → c'est bon pour les imbéciles

vt

(= assault) → agresser
He was mugged in the city centre → Il s'est fait agresser au centre ville.

mug up

vt sep (British) (= brush up) → rafraîchir mug up on vt fus (British) (= brush up) → rafraîchir

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mug

n

(= cup) → Becher m; (for beer) → Krug m

(esp Brit inf: = dupe) → Trottel m (inf); have you found some mug to do it? → hast du einen Dummen dafür gefunden? (inf); I was left looking a real mug → ich stand dann blöd da (inf); don’t be such a mug → sei doch nicht so blöd (inf); to take somebody for a mug → jdn für blöd halten (inf); that’s a mug’s game → das ist doch schwachsinnig

(inf: = face) → Visage f (inf)

vt

(= attack and rob) → überfallen

(US sl: = photograph) → fotografieren

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mug [mʌg]

1. n

a. (cup) → tazzone m; (for beer) → boccale m

b. (Brit) (fam) (fool) → salame m, scemo/a
it's a mug's game → è proprio (una cosa) da fessi

c. (fam) (face) → muso

2. vt (attack and rob) → aggredire, assalire

mug up vt + adv (Brit) (fam) (also mug up on) → studiare bene

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mug [mʌg]

1. n

a. (cup) → tazzone m; (for beer) → boccale m

b. (Brit) (fam) (fool) → salame m, scemo/a
it's a mug's game → è proprio (una cosa) da fessi

c. (fam) (face) → muso

2. vt (attack and rob) → aggredire, assalire

mug up vt + adv (Brit) (fam) (also mug up on) → studiare bene

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mug¹

n mug [mag]

a type of cup with usually tall, more or less vertical sides a mug of coffee. beker قَدَح كَبير чаша konvička krus der Becher κούπα tazón kruus ليوان muki chope סֶפֶל प्याला pehar, vrč bögre cangkir besar kanna, krús tazza ジョッキ型カップ (손잡이가 달린) 원통형 컵 puodukas krūze, krūka kole beker krus kubek caneca cană; halbă кружка (vysoký) hrnček vrček šolja mugg ชนิดของแก้่วที่โดยปกติแล้วมีรูปร่ีางรูงและ... kulplu fincan 大杯 кухоль; кубок دستے دار پیالہ ca 大杯

n mugful

two mugfuls of coffee. bekers vol مِلء القَدَح пълна чаша konvička krus ein Bechervoll (γεμάτη) κούπα tazón kruusitäis قوری mukillinen chope מְלוֹא הַסֶפֶל प्याला भर pun vrč, mjera vrč bögre secangkir krúsarfylli tazza ジョッキ型カップ１杯の 조끼 한 잔의 양 puodukas krūzes tilpums kole penuh beker fullt krus kubek caneca cheia cană полная кружка (plný) hrnček vrček puna šolja mugg เหยือก fincan dolusu 大杯 повний кухоль پیالہ بھر đầy ca 大杯

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mug²

n mug [mag]

a slang word for the face. bakkies وَجْه лице ksicht fjæs die Visage μούτρο, πρόσωπο (λαϊκ.) jeta larhv دهن کجى pärstä gueule פָּנִים चेहरा lice, grimasa pofa muka smetti muso 顔 얼굴, 낯짝 srėbtuvė ģīmis; purns muka ponem tryne, fjes gęba fronha mutră морда ksicht gobec faca tryne, trut หน้า faça, surat 臉 морда, пика منہ mặt 脸

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mug³

v mug [mag]

to attack and usually rob He was mugged when coming home late at night. besteel يُهاجِم ويَسْرق нападам přepadnout overfalde; slå ned überfallen und ausrauben ληστεύω asaltar, atracar kõri kallale kippuma کتک زدن mukiloida agresser לִשׁדוֹד लूट opljačkati megtámad és kirabol merampok ráðast á og ræna aggredire, rapinare 襲う 습격하다 užpulti ir apiplėšti uzbrukt un aplaupīt samun overvallen slå ned, overfalle bakfra obrabować assaltar a agresa напасть и ограбить prepadnúť napasti, oropati opljačkati överfalla och råna, slå ner ทำร้ายเพื่อชิงทรัพย์ saldırıp soymak 對...行兇搶劫 грабувати حملہ کر کے لوٹ لینا bóp cổ 对...行凶抢劫

n mugger

a person who attacks others in this way. grypdief مُهاجِم سارِق، مٌعْتَدٍ нападател lupič overfaldsmand der/die Ganove(in) ληστής asaltador, atracador tänavaröövel کتک زن välivallantekijä agresseur שׁוֹדֵד लुटेरा pljačkaš, razbojnik támadó perampok árásarmaður og ræningi aggressore, rapinatore 追いはぎ 강도 užpuolikas, plėšikas laupītājs, uzbrucējs penyamun straatrover overfallsmann rabuś assaltante agresor уличный грабитель zlodej ropar pljačkaš rånare, ligist, våldsman ผู้ข่มขู่เพื่อปล้นทรัพย์สิน soyguncu 行兇搶劫者 грабіжник لٹیرا người bóp cổ người khác 行凶抢劫者

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mug → مَجْ, يهاجم بقصد السرقة hrnek, přepadnout a okrást krus, overfalde Becher, überfallen κούπα, ληστεύω atracar, jarro muki, pahoinpidellä ja ryöstää joku agresser, tasse napad s pljačkom, šalica assalire, tazza マグ, 襲って強奪する 머그, 습격하다 beroven, mok krus, rane kufel, wykuć assaltar, caneca грабить, кружка mugg, råna ถ้วยใหญ่มีหู, ทำร้ายเพื่อชิงทรัพย์ kupa, saldırmak chén vại, cướp 抢劫, 杯子