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mug¹ Definition

mug (mug)

noun

  1. a heavy drinking cup of earthenware or metal, having a handle and formerly often ornamented with a human face
  2. as much as a mug will hold
  3. Slang
    1. the face
    2. the mouth
    3. a grimace
    4. a rough, ugly person; ruffian, thug, etc.
    5. mug shot

Etymology: prob. < Scand, as in Swed mugg

transitive verb mugged, mug·ging

  1. to assault usually with intent to rob
  2. Slang to photograph; esp., to photograph (a person under arrest) for police records

intransitive verb

  1. to assault a person, usually with intent to rob
  2. Slang
    1. to make a grimace
    2. Theater to overact by exaggerated facial expressions

mug² Definition

mug (mug)

intransitive verb mugged, mug·ging

Brit., Slang to study hard and hurriedly, as in preparation for an examination; cram: used with up

mug Synonyms

mug

n.

mug Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • tea: I managed to get a mug of tea which was like nectar to me.
  • cocoa: On their return Madge dispatched Daisy to her bed with a mug of hot cocoa, whither Robin followed twenty minutes later.
  • coffee: Raising a mug of coffee isn't quite the same somehow.
  • ale: Three peasants sat around the scarred table with mugs of ale.
  • chocolate: The gold-medal horse, it has been revealed, often drinks a mug of hot chocolate, except on days of competition.

Converse of object

  • personalize: If there's nothing you like here we can do personalized mugs and cards, and gift wrapping is at no extra cost.
  • steam: Also we received white bread along with a steaming hot mug of tea.

Adjective modifier

  • commemorative: Every child was presented with a commemorative mug to mark the School's 50th birthday.
  • ugly: The only place I want to see your ugly mug is on the playing field.
  • ceramic: Four styles, Durham & Avon ceramic mugs, Balmoral & Windsor bone china mugs.
  • sturdy: For the circumstance sturdy mug with the fine structure exhibition just to.
  • promotional: Every delegate was also given an NDAD promotional mug, at least ensuring that they took away our correct web site address!

Modifies a noun

  • punter: As mug punters were being herded in, those in the know - the smartest men in the room - were piling out.
  • shot: Nor is he too chuffed to discover that Orbital websites display a host of his mug shots for public perusal.

Noun used with modifier

  • china: Four styles, Durham & Avon ceramic mugs, Balmoral & Windsor bone china mugs.
  • coronation: The children received Coronation mugs, sweets, medals, and photos of the King and Queen.
  • souvenir: Avon Primary School 50th Anniversary in April with Headmaster Mr Duncan Jennings and some pupils holding their souvenir mugs.
  • coffee: See the news item below for details on how to order your own new coffee mug.
  • enamel: A woman who was far too plump to be swinging through trees thrust a large enamel mug into Gordon's hands.
  • pint: PROPHETIC VISION ' You telling me you ain't got a pint mug in the ' ole bleeding boozer?
mug Quotes

Poetry is not a career, but a mug's game.

—Eliot,T(homas) S(tearns)

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