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mug |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mug \Mug\, n. [Cf. Ir mugam a mug, mucog a cup.] 1. A kind of earthen or metal drinking cup, with a handle, -- usually cylindrical and without a lip. 2. The face or mouth. [Slang] --Thackeray. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mug n 1: the quantity that can be held in a mug [syn: {mugful}] 2: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn: {chump}, {fish}, {fool}, {gull}, {mark}, {patsy}, {fall guy}, {sucker}, {schlemiel}, {shlemiel}, {soft touch}] 3: the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face') [syn: {countenance}, {physiognomy}, {visage}, {kisser}, {smiler}] 4: with handle and usually cylindrical v : rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence; "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night"
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