transcription, транскрипция: [ mʌg ]
( mugs, mugging, mugged)
1.
A mug is a large deep cup with straight sides and a handle, used for hot drinks.
He spooned instant coffee into two of the mugs.
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A mug of something is the amount of it contained in a mug.
He had been drinking mugs of coffee to keep himself awake.
N-COUNT : usu N of n
2.
If someone mugs you, they attack you in order to steal your money.
I was walking out to my car when this guy tried to mug me...
VERB : V n
• mug‧ging
(muggings)
Bank robberies, burglaries and muggings are reported almost daily in the press...
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3.
If you say that someone is a mug , you mean that they are stupid and easily deceived by other people. ( BRIT INFORMAL )
He’s a mug as far as women are concerned...
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4.
If you say that an activity is a mug’s game , you mean that it is not worth doing because it does not give the person who is doing it any benefit or satisfaction. ( BRIT INFORMAL )
I used to be a very heavy gambler, but not any more. It’s a mug’s game...
PHRASE : v-link PHR [ disapproval ]
5.
Someone’s mug is their face. ( INFORMAL )
He managed to get his ugly mug on the telly.
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