mug [mugmugsmuggedmugging] noun, verb BrE [mʌɡ] NAmE [mʌɡ] noun 1. a tall cup for drinking from, usually with straight sides and a handle, used without a ↑saucer •a coffee mug •a beer mug (= a large glass with a handle) 2. a mug and what it contains •a mug of coffee 3. (slang)a person's face •I never want to see his ugly mug again. 4. (informal)a person who is stupid and easy to trick •They made me look a complete mug. •He's no mug.
Word Origin: n. and v. early 16th cent. Scots northern English Scandinavian Norwegian mugge Swedish mugg ‘pitcher with a handle’ mid 19th cent.
Example Bank: •He drank a mug of coffee and left. •He poured a mug of tea. •He ran his finger around the rim of the mug. •Kyle got up and poured himself a mug of soup. •She drained her mug and put it down. •She filled her mug with orange juice. •She poured hot water into the mug. •She was sipping a mug of coffee. •We drank champagne from tin mugs. •We had to drink the champagne from mugs. Idiom: ↑mug's game Derived: ↑mug something up▪ ↑mug up on something
verb (-gg-) 1. transitive ~ sb to attack sb violently in order to steal their money, especially in a public place •She had been mugged in the street in broad daylight. 2. intransitive ~ (for sb/sth) (informal, especially NAmE)to make silly expressions with your face or behave in a silly, exaggerated way, especially on the stage or before a camera •to mug for the cameras Verb forms:
Word Origin: n. and v. early 16th cent. Scots northern English Scandinavian Norwegian mugge Swedish mugg ‘pitcher with a handle’ mid 19th cent.
Example Bank: •Many elderly people will not go out for fear of getting mugged. •She was mugged in the street in broad daylight. •Your chances of being mugged in Manhattan are lower than ever before.
