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mugging

noun

1 mugging

Assault with intent to rob.

Roget 791: stealing etc. v.; theft, thievery, latrociny, direption; abstraction, appropriation; plagiary, plagiarism; autoplagiarism; latrocinium.    spoliation, ... show more

Polish: rozbój


Moby thesaurus: aggravated assault, aggression, amphibious attack, armed assault, armed robbery, asportation, assailing, assailment, assault, assault and robbery, attack, banditry, bank robbery, banzai attack, blitz, blitzkrieg, breakthrough, cattle lifting, cattle stealing, charge ... show more.

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mug

noun

1 mug

The quantity that can be held in a mug.

synonym: mugful.

Roget 191: receptacle; inclosure etc. 232; recipient, receiver, reservatory.    compartment; cell, cellule; follicle; hole, corner, niche, ... show more

Roget 384: increase of temperature; heating etc. v.; calefaction, tepefaction, torrefaction; melting, fusion; liquefaction etc. 335; burning etc. ... show more

Polish: kufel

2 mug

A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of.

synonyms: chump, fall guy, fool, gull, mark, patsy, soft touch, sucker.

Dutch: sul, dwaas, meeuw, achterlijke, idioot, sukkel, goedzak, lobbes

3 mug

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

synonyms: countenance, kisser, phiz, physiognomy, smiler, visage.

Dutch: fysionomie
Polish: gębusia

4 mug

With handle and usually cylindrical.

Dutch: mok, beker
Polish: kubek

verb

1 mug

Rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence.

Roget 791: steal, thieve, rob, mug, purloin, pilfer, filch, prig, bag, nim, crib, cabbage, palm; abstract; ... show more


Moby thesaurus: Photostat, Telephoto, Wirephoto, X-ray, Xerox, aerial photograph, ambush, assail, assault, attack, babe, barbarize, batter, bazoo, beaker, black-and-white photograph, blackjack, blitz, blockhead, boob ... show more.

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