mug

mug ¹

 (mŭg)

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

 (mŭg)

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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mug

(mʌɡ)

n

1. (Ceramics) a drinking vessel with a handle, usually cylindrical and made of earthenware

2. (Ceramics) Also called: mugful the quantity held by a mug or its contents

[C16: probably from Scandinavian; compare Swedish mugg]

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mug

(mʌɡ)

n

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

2. slang a grimace

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

4. a mug's game a worthless activity

vb, mugs, mugging or mugged

5. (Law) (tr) informal to attack or rob (someone) violently

6. (intr) slang Brit to pull faces or overact, esp in front of a camera

[C18: perhaps from mug¹, since drinking vessels were sometimes modelled into the likeness of a face]

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mug

(mʌg)

n., v. mugged, mug•ging. n.

1. a cylindrical drinking cup with a handle.

2. the quantity it holds.

3. Slang.

a. a person's face or mouth.

b. grimace.

c. thug; ruffian.

4. Brit. Slang. a gullible person; dupe.

v.t.

5. to assault or menace, usu. with intent to rob.

6. to photograph (a suspect or criminal).

v.i.

7. to exaggerate facial expressions; grimace.

[1560–70; probably < Scandinavian]

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cup

– glass – mug

1. 'cup'

A cup is a small, round container, usually with a handle, from which you drink hot drinks such as tea and coffee. When you are not holding a cup, you usually rest it on a saucer.

John put his cup and saucer on the coffee table.

A cup is also a unit of measurement used in cooking.

Mix four cups of flour with a pinch of salt.

2. 'glass'

A glass is a container made out of glass and used for cold drinks.

I put down my glass and stood up.

He poured Ellen a glass of juice.

3. 'mug'

A mug is a large deep cup with straight sides and a handle, used for hot drinks. You don't rest a mug on a saucer.

He spooned instant coffee into two of the mugs.

4. containers and contents

You can use cup, glass, and mug to talk about either the containers or their contents.

I dropped the cup and it broke.

Drink eight glasses of water a day.

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mug

Past participle: mugged
Gerund: mugging

Imperative

mug

mug

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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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mug

¹

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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mug

²

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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mug

³

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.

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mug

noun

1. Informal. The front surface of the head:

countenance, face, feature (often used in plural), muzzle, visage.

Slang: kisser, map, pan, puss.

2. Informal. A facial contortion indicating displeasure, disgust, or pain:

face, grimace, moue, mouth, pout.

3. A rough, violent person who engages in destructive actions:

hoodlum, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough.

Informal: toughie.

Slang: hood, punk.

4. Chiefly British. A person who is easily deceived or victimized:

butt, dupe, fool, gull, lamb, pushover, victim.

Informal: sucker.

Slang: fall guy, gudgeon, mark, monkey, patsy, pigeon, sap.

verb

To contort one's face to indicate displeasure, disgust, or pain, for example:

grimace, mouth.

Idioms: make a face, make faces.

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Translations

قَدَح كَبيركُوزٌوَجْهيُهَاجِمُ بِقَصْدِ الْسَرِقَةيُهاجِم ويَسْرق

мутра

hrnekpřepadnoutkonvičkaksicht

krusoverfaldefjæstossefæ

BecherGesichtHeferlIdiotTasse

κούπαληστεύω

asaltaratracarjarrojetataza

mukipahoinpidellä ja ryöstää jokuryöstää

agressergueulemugpottasse

orobitišalica

bögre

kanna, krúsráîast á og rænasmetti

rapinareboccaletazzaborseggiarecalice

マグ襲って強奪する

머그습격하다

ģīmiskrūze, krūkapurnsuzbrukt un aplaupīt

berovenmokovervallenbeker

krusoverfalle bakfraranetrynefjes

kufelwykuć

canecaassaltar

кружкарожамордабудкаграбить

ksicht

napastivrček

muggråna

ถ้วยใหญ่มีหูทำร้ายเพื่อชิงทรัพย์

façakulplu fincankupasaldırıp soymaksaldırmak

chén vạicướp

圆筒形有柄大杯对...行凶抢劫抢劫杯子脸

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 f (sans soucoupe)
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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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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mug¹

(mag) noun

a type of cup with usually tall, more or less vertical sides. a mug of coffee. beker قَدَح كَبير чаша caneca konvička der Becher krus κούπαtazón kruus ليوان muki chopeספל 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 bekerkruskubek پیاله caneca cană; halbă кружка (vysoký) hrnček vrček šolja mugg เหยือก kulplu fincan 馬克杯 кухоль; кубок دستے دار پیالہ ca 圆筒形有柄大杯

ˈmugful noun

two mugfuls of coffee. bekers vol مِلء القَدَح пълна чаша caneca cheia konvička ein Bechervoll krus κούπαtazón 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 bekerfullt kruskubek فوری caneca cheia cană полная кружка (plný) hrnček vrček puna šolja mugg เต็มเหยือก fincan dolusu 大杯 повний кухоль پیالہ بھر đầy ca 大杯

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mug²

(mag) noun

a slang word for the face. bakkies وَجْه лице cara ksicht die Visage fjæs μούτρο, πρόσωποjeta larhv دهن کجى kasvot gueuleפנים चेहरा lice, grimasa pofa muka smetti muso 顔 얼굴, 낯짝 srėbtuvė ģīmis; purns muka smoeltryne, fjes gęba دهن کجی fronha mutră морда ksicht gobec faca tryne, trut หน้า faça, surat (俚語)臉 морда, пика منہ mặt （俚）脸

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mug³

(mag) – past tense, past participle mugged – verb

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

ˈmugger noun

a person who attacks others in this way. grypdief مُهاجِم سارِق، مٌعْتَدٍ нападател assaltante lupič der/die Ganove(in) overfaldsmand ληστήςasaltador, atracador tänavaröövel کتک زن pahoinpitelijä agresseurשודד लुटेरा pljačkaš, razbojnik támadó perampok árásarmaður og ræningi aggressore, rapinatore 追いはぎ 강도 užpuolikas, plėšikas laupītājs, uzbrucējs penyamun straatroveroverfallsmannrabuś کتک وهل 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

→ كُوزٌ, يُهَاجِمُ بِقَصْدِ الْسَرِقَة hrnek, přepadnout krus, overfalde Becher, überfallen κούπα, ληστεύω asaltar, atracar, jarro, taza muki, pahoinpidellä ja ryöstää joku agresser, tasse orobiti, 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

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