Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A heavy cylindrical drinking cup usually having a handle.
- n. The amount that such a cup can hold.
- n. Informal The human face.
- n. Informal The area of the human mouth, chin, and jaw.
- n. Informal A grimace.
- n. Informal A mug shot.
- n. A thug; a hoodlum.
- n. Chiefly British Slang A victim or dupe.
- v. Informal To photograph (a person's face) for police files.
- v. To threaten or assault (a person) with the intent to rob: arrested the thief who mugged the tourists.
- v. To make exaggerated facial expressions, especially for humorous effect: The partygoers mugged for the camera.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A. fog; a mist.
- n. A small cylindrical drinking-vessel, commonly with a handle; a small jug.
- n. The contents of a mug; as much as a mug will hold: as, a mug of milk and water.
- n. The mouth or face.
- n. A. grimace.
- To distort the face; make grimaces.
- To cram for an examination.
- n. Same as green gram (which see, under gram).
Wiktionary
- n. A large cup for hot liquids, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.
- n. The face, often used deprecatingly.
- n. A gullible or easily-cheated person.
- v. To assault for the purpose of robbery.
- v. To exaggerate a facial expression for communicative emphasis; to make a face, to pose for photographs in an exaggerated or affected manner.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A kind of ceramic or metal drinking cup, with a handle, -- usually cylindrical and without a lip.
- n. The face or mouth; ; -- often used contemptuously.
- v. To take property from (a person) in a public place by threatening or committing violence on the person who is robbed; to rob, especially to rob by use of a weapon such as a knife or gun.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
- n. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- n. with handle and usually cylindrical
- n. the quantity that can be held in a mug
- v. rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence
Etymologies
- Perhaps of Scandinavian origin.Probably from mug1 (possibly in allusion to mugs decorated with grotesque faces).
Examples
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“I think the favicon of your mug is my favorite part.”
“A handful in a pretty box or a mug is a lovely gift for any lady.”
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“The nose design on the mug is the Fleur de Lis, the official symbol of New Orleans.”
“The mug is designed so that you can write right on the surface with a pencil (with eraser, included).”
“My Calcutta Cup mug is back on its hook on the kitchen wall.”
“Damned moose-pasture," quoth one, Long Jim Harney, pausing to blow into his tin mug of tea.”
“So he makes a contact or two and the next thing ya know his mug is showing up on CNN, MSNBC, the Today show, ect. spouting his "inside information" on Sarah [...] mother and sister of a soldier”
“You can swift boat John Kerry, but his ugly mug is off limits!”
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