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mug

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: mug

1
 n
with handle and usually cylindrical
2
 vn
rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
3
 n
the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: mug
1

n with handle and usually cylindrical

Types:
beer mug, stein
a mug intended for serving beer
coffee mug
a mug intended for serving coffee
toby, toby fillpot jug, toby jug
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
Type of:
drinking vessel
a vessel intended for drinking

n the quantity that can be held in a mug

Synonyms:
mugful
Type of:
containerful
the quantity that a container will hold
2

v rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence

“I was mugged in the streets of New York last night”
Type of:
hold up, stick up
rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat

n a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

Synonyms:
chump, fall guy, fool, gull, mark, patsy, soft touch, sucker
Type of:
dupe, victim
a person who is tricked or swindled
3

n the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

Synonyms:
countenance, kisser, phiz, physiognomy, smiler, visage
Types:
pudding face, pudding-face
a large fat human face
Type of:
face, human face
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
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