mug

mug¹ S3 [mʌg] n

[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language]

1.) a tall cup used for drinking tea, coffee etc

▪ a coffee mug

2.) a large glass with a handle, used especially for drinking beer

▪ a beer mug

3.) mug/mugful of sth

a mug and the liquid inside it

▪ Two mugs of tea, please.

4.) BrE spoken informal someone who is stupid and easy to deceive

▪ Only a mug would pay that much for a meal.

5.) be a mug's game

BrE spoken to be something that only stupid people do because it is not likely to be successful or to bring you money

▪ Gambling is a mug's game.

6.) spoken informal a face

▪ Something scared him. Probably your ugly mug !

mug ²

mug² v past tense and past participle mugged present participle mugging

1.) [T]

to attack someone and rob them in a public place

▪ A lot of people won't go out alone at night because they're afraid of being mugged.

2.) [i]AmE informal to make silly expressions with your face or behave in a silly way, especially for a photograph or in a play

mug for

▪ All the kids were mugging for the camera.

mug up phr v

informal to try to learn something in a short time, especially for an examination

= ↑swot up mug up on

▪ Jeannie can't come. She's busy mugging up on science for her exam.

mug sth<=>up

▪ Mug up as much as you can about the country before your trip.