1
: a cylindrical drinking cup
mugged; mugging
: to pose or make faces especially to attract attention or for a camera
mugged; mugging
1
: to assault usually with intent to rob
2
: to attack suddenly
got mugged in the press by his colleagues
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Noun
a collection of coffee mugs
He drank a mug of coffee.
They're taking you for a mug.
Verb (1)
every time their picture was snapped, both children mugged by sticking out their tongues or scrunching up their faces
mugging captured criminals for the police records
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Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Although other teachers at the school have personal items referencing religion on display — including a coffee mug with a biblical reference, a photo of the Virgin Mary and a Santa Claus — Castro is the only one who was asked to move hers, attorneys said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Add pink and red mugs to your coffee bar, and fill your candy dish with conversation hearts.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025
Make the whole thing extra cute by getting one for yourself, and raise your mug to all things cozy.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 29 Jan. 2025
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Noun
There were the usual cubicles, copy machines and coffee mugs — but, above it all, there was roof of jagged rock, covered in metal mesh to keep rocks from falling on employees’ heads.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Although other teachers at the school have personal items referencing religion on display — including a coffee mug with a biblical reference, a photo of the Virgin Mary and a Santa Claus — Castro is the only one who was asked to move hers, attorneys said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Add pink and red mugs to your coffee bar, and fill your candy dish with conversation hearts.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025
Make the whole thing extra cute by getting one for yourself, and raise your mug to all things cozy.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Mug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mug. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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mug
1 of 3 noun1
: a usually large drinking cup with a handle
2
: the face or mouth of a person
3
mug
3 of 3 verb
mugged; mugging
: to assault especially with the intention of robbing
mugger
noun
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