mug

mug
[[t]mʌ̱g[/t]]
mugs, mugging, mugged
1) N-COUNT 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.

N-COUNT: usu N of n
A mug of something is the amount of it contained in a mug.

He had been drinking mugs of coffee to keep himself awake.

2) VERB If someone mugs you, they attack you in order to steal your money.

[V n] I was walking out to my car when this guy tried to mug me...

[V n] He has been mugged more than once.

Derived words:
mugging plural N-VAR

Bank robberies, burglaries and muggings are reported almost daily in the press...

We usually think of a victim of mugging as being someone elderly.

3) N-COUNT (disapproval) If you say that someone is a mug, you mean that they are stupid and easily deceived by other people. [BRIT, INFORMAL]

He's a mug as far as women are concerned...

I feel such a mug for signing the agreement.

4) PHRASE: v-link PHR (disapproval) If you say that an activity is a mug's game, you mean that it is not worth doing because it does not give the person who is doing it any benefit or satisfaction. [BRIT, INFORMAL]

I used to be a very heavy gambler, but not any more. It's a mug's game...

Dieting is a mug's game.

5) N-COUNT: usu poss N Someone's mug is their face. [INFORMAL]

He managed to get his ugly mug on the telly.

Phrasal Verbs:

English dictionary. 2008.

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