mug
mug¹
Definition
mug (mug)
noun
- a heavy drinking cup of earthenware or metal, having a handle and formerly often ornamented with a human face
- as much as a mug will hold
- Slang
- the face
- the mouth
- a grimace
- a rough, ugly person; ruffian, thug, etc.
- ☆ mug shot
Etymology: prob. < Scand, as in Swed mugg
transitive verb mugged, mug′·ging
- to assault usually with intent to rob
- ☆ Slang to photograph; esp., to photograph (a person under arrest) for police records
intransitive verb
- to assault a person, usually with intent to rob
- Slang
- to make a grimace
- 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
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Synonyms
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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.
