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mug 1
(mŭg)n.
1. A heavy cylindrical drinking cup usually having a handle.
2. The amount that such a cup can hold.
[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]
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.
[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]
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.
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 – mug1. '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
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| Noun | 1. |  mug - the quantity that can be held in a mugcontainerful - the quantity that a container will hold |
| 2. |  mug - a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of | |
| 3. |  mug - the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)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 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" |
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mug
1noun cup, pot, jug, beaker, tankard, stein, flagon, toby jug He had been drinking mugs of coffee to keep himself awake.
mug
2noun (Informal)
mug
3verb 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.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
mug
noun1. Informal. The front surface of the head:
2. Informal. A facial contortion indicating displeasure, disgust, or pain:
3. A rough, violent person who engages in destructive actions:
Informal: toughie.
To contort one's face to indicate displeasure, disgust, or pain, for example:
Idioms: make a face, make faces.
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Translations
мутра
hrnekpřepadnoutkonvičkaksicht
krusoverfaldefjæstossefæ
mukipahoinpidellä ja ryöstää jokuryöstää
orobitišalica
bögre
kanna, krúsráîast á og rænasmetti
マグ襲って強奪する
머그습격하다
ģīmiskrūze, krūkapurnsuzbrukt un aplaupīt
ksicht
napastivrček
muggråna
ถ้วยใหญ่มีหูทำร้ายเพื่อชิงทรัพย์
chén vạicướp
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?
do you want a cup or a mug? → ¿quieres una taza normal o una taza grande?
B. VT (= attack and rob) → atracar, asaltar
he was mugged in the city centre → lo atracaron en el centro de la ciudad
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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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?
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
vt
(= assault) → agresser
He was mugged in the city centre → Il s'est fait agresser au centre ville.
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) → rafraîchirCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
mug
n
(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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mug1
(mag) noun a type of cup with usually tall, more or less vertical sides. a mug of coffee.
ˈmugful nountwo mugfuls of coffee.
mug2
(mag) noun a slang word for the face.
mug3
(mag) – past tense, past participle mugged – verb to attack and usually rob. He was mugged when coming home late at night.
ˈmugger noun a person who attacks others in this way.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009