mug Definition

mug¹
noun

1. A drinking-vessel with a handle, used without a saucer.

Thesaurus: cup, tankard, stein, flagon.
2. A mugful.
3. colloq
A face or mouth.
Thesaurus: face, countenance, features, visage.
4. colloq
Someone who is easily fooled; a dupe.

verb

mugged, mugging
1. To attack and rob someone violently or under threat of violence.

Thesaurus: rob, hold up, steal from, attack, jump (slang).

Derivative: mugger
noun

Derivative: mugging

Assault and robbery.

An act or incident of beating up.

Idiom: a mug's game

A worthless or foolish activity.

Etymology: 17c.

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mug²
verb

tr & intr
mugged, mugging
1. colloq
To study or revise (a subject, etc) thoroughly, especially for an examination.
Form: mug something up (especially)
Form: mug up on something

Etymology: 19c.