1mug1 (mʌɡ
)
Definitions
noun
- a drinking vessel with a handle, usually cylindrical and made of earthenware
- Also called
mugful the quantity held by a mug or its contents
Word Origin
C16: probably from Scandinavian; compare Swedish mugg2mug2 (mʌɡ)
Definitions
noun
- slang a person's face or mouth ⇒
get your ugly mug out of here!
- slang a grimace
- British slang a gullible person, esp one who is swindled easily
- See a mug's game
verb
Word forms: mugs, mugging, mugged
- (tr) informal to attack or rob (someone) violently
- (intr) British slang to pull faces or overact, esp in front of a camera
See also
mug upWord Origin
C18: perhaps from mugC18: perhaps from 1, since drinking vessels were sometimes modelled into the likeness of a face, since drinking vessels were sometimes modelled into the likeness of a faceTranslations
- British English:
mug
A mug is a large deep cup with straight sides.She sipped from her coffee mug.mʌɡ NOUN She sipped from her coffee mug.
- Spanish:
jarro
nm
- French:
tasse
nf
- German:
Becher
nm Becher
- Chinese: 杯子 n
- Arabic: كُوزٌ n
- Portuguese: caneca nf
- Russian: кружка nf
- Croatian: šalica nf
- Czech: hrnek nm
- Danish: krus nnt
- Dutch: mok n
- Finnish: muki n
- Greek: κούπα nf
- Italian: tazza nf
- Japanese: マグ n
- Korean: 머그 n
- Norwegian: krus nnt
- Polish: kufel nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: caneca nf
- European Spanish:
jarro
nm
- Swedish: mugg nutr
- Thai: ถ้วยใหญ่มีหู n
- Turkish: kupa n
- Vietnamese: chén vại n
- British English:
mug
If someone mugs you, they attack you in order to steal your money.I was walking to my car when this guy tried to mug me.mʌɡ VERB I was walking to my car when this guy tried to mug me.
- Spanish:
atracar
v
- French:
agresser
vt
- German:
überfallen
v
- Chinese: 抢劫 v
- Arabic: يُهَاجِمُ بِقَصْدِ الْسَرِقَة vt
- Portuguese: assaltar v
- Russian: грабить v
- Croatian: napad s pljačkom nm
- Czech: přepadnout a okrást v přepadávat a okrádat
- Danish: overfalde v
- Dutch: beroven v
- Finnish: pahoinpidellä ja ryöstää joku v
- Greek: ληστεύω v
- Italian: assalire v
- Japanese: 襲って強奪する v
- Korean: 습격하다 v
- Norwegian: rane v
- Polish: wykuć v kuć
- Brazilian Portuguese: assaltar v
- European Spanish:
atracar
v
- Swedish: råna v
- Thai: ทำร้ายเพื่อชิงทรัพย์ v
- Turkish: saldırmak v
- Vietnamese: cướp v
Usage examples
He opened his desk drawer and took out a second mug , which he filled and handed to me.
, DEAD BEAT (2002)Elton's flying mug Daisy Kay Flying without wings Elton John's moody mug is going to adorn the side of 20 US jets.
Megastar (2005)The veteran Eskimo offensive lineman screams with joy as he gets to chug from the mug for the first time.
Edmonton Sun (2003)Gemma, now divorcing Dear, said: "I'm not bitter but I do feel a mug.
Sun, News of the World (2001)She was the type of horse that would mug you for a Polo mint.
, FRIENDS FOR LIFE (2003)