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- Dictionarymug/mʌɡ/
noun
- 1. a large cup, typically cylindrical with a handle and used without a saucer: "she picked up her coffee mug" Similar
- 2. a person's face: informal "I don't want to see Barry's ugly mug when I get home" Similar
verb
- 1. attack and rob (someone) in a public place: "he was mugged by three men who stole his bike"
- 2. make faces, especially silly or exaggerated ones, before an audience or a camera: informal "he mugged for the camera"
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MUG definition: 1. a large cup with straight sides used for hot drinks: 2. a heavy glass with a handle and usually…. Learn more.
: to pose or make faces especially to attract attention or for a camera.
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. A mug of something is the amount of it contained in a mug.
Mug definition: a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.. See examples of MUG used in a sentence.
MUG definition: 1. a large cup with straight sides usually used for hot drinks: 2. someone who is stupid and…. Learn more.
1. Informal To photograph (a person's face) for police files. 2. To threaten or assault (a person) with the intent to rob: arrested the thief who mugged the tourists. v.intr. To make exaggerated facial expressions, especially for humorous effect: The partygoers mugged for the camera.
A mug is an informal vessel for drinking coffee or tea, as opposed to a china tea cup or a demitasse espresso cup, for example. Informally, a mug is a face: that's why a mug shot of a prisoner is a picture of his face right after he has been arrested.