I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a beer mug (= large glass with a handle )
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The barmaid brought over four foaming beer mugs.
a coffee cup/mug
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Kate put down her coffee cup.
a cup/mug of coffee
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Jake had a quick breakfast and a mug of coffee.
a cup/mug of soup
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He got a cup of soup from the machine.
a cup/mug of tea
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Would you like a cup of tea?
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
empty
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I carried my empty mug out to the sink, then stood in the doorway and regarded them.
steaming
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They collected steaming mugs of frothy coffee and sat down opposite the gleaming silver water boiler.
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Hargreave stared glumly into the steaming mug set before him.
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Constable Jamieson came in with a steaming mug of tea and put it on the desk in front of him.
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Riva returns, and hands her a steaming mug .
ugly
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Rubbing his cheekbones in slow circles, he winces with pain at the sight of his own ugly mug .
■ NOUN
beer
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He collected the leftovers in his customers' beer mugs and afterwards re-sold them as a special brew.
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I was at a party, and a guy hit me on the head with an A &038; W Root Beer mug .
coffee
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Trent sat on the saloon deck, holding his coffee mug cupped in his hands.
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Primo is holding his coffee mug in both hands between his knees.
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He drained his coffee mug and leaned forward expectantly.
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His coffee mugs were said to more closely resemble vats than cups.
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With Gomez watching, he bound Trent s wrists in front of him so that he could hold the coffee mug .
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He sets the coffee mug on the dashboard.
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It was after ten in the morning and she had just entered the kitchen to replenish her coffee mug .
shot
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Though the records do not include addresses, the mug shots can be revealing.
■ VERB
drain
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She had half drained her mug when she said, ` Ah, that's better!
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On the draining board sat the mug she had been drinking from earlier, and Lucas's and Dale's vodka tumblers.
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She swallowed the tablets and drained the mug , feeling a great deal better.
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He drained his coffee mug and leaned forward expectantly.
drink
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She looked at Ruth drinking a mug of tea at the table.
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They drank tea out of mugs labelled Captain and Bosun brought by his wife, who was small, bright-eyed and determinedly busy.
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Coffin was shaving while drinking a mug of coffee.
hand
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She hands Gary a mug , and pats his shoulder affectionately, and smiles at me.
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Willie helped hand the mugs around.
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When she finally appeared and handed Nathan his mug he nodded coolly.
hold
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Trent sat on the saloon deck, holding his coffee mug cupped in his hands.
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Primo is holding his coffee mug in both hands between his knees.
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He is sitting at our camp now, holding a mug of our tea, relaxing on a canvas chair.
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In his hands he holds a mug of coffee.
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I sat holding the mug , looking in the direction from which I had walked.
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With Gomez watching, he bound Trent s wrists in front of him so that he could hold the coffee mug .
pick
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I picked up my mug and padded barefoot into the lounge.
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Absently, Douglas picked up the hot mug and rolled it slowly between his hands, warming them.
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She had her back to him when she heard him pick up the mug .
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He picked up the mug and small plate, walked to the door and opened it.
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Rising to his feet, he picked up the mug and came towards her.
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Jinny picked up her mug and drank, to hide her face.
pour
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Miss Honey poured tea into both mugs and added milk.
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She poured milk into her mug and stirred vigorously. ` Look at that.
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He was standing by his desk pouring a mug of coffee from a Thermos jug.
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I poured four more mugs of tea.
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Death poured himself a mug of tea and took another slice of bread and butter.
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She poured her own mug , stirred in two sugars, and then she poured for him.
put
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Amy leaned forward and put her mug on the black coffee table. ` She's right, you know.
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Pete putting his mug and toothbrush away.
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She had put the mug by his bed and gone to the window to let in the light.
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She put the mug of coffee gently down beside him, all the time taking in the vulnerability of his sleeping face.
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Eddie put down the mug and pulled a man-sized handkerchief from her trouser pocket.
set
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Alice made coffee, set around the mugs , and sat at the head of the table.
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He sets the coffee mug on the dashboard.
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I set my mug aside, unplugged the coffeepot, locked the office, and trotted down the back stairs.
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She set the mugs down and gave me a quick smile on her way out.
take
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Emmie took the mug and put it on the night table.
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His hands shook as he took the mug .
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He takes the mugs to the side of the bed and sits by the feet of his lover.
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She seated herself in a wicker chair and took her mug without speaking.
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There were good things at school too, cooked dinners every day and milk if you took your own mug .
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Mum took the mug from him but she didn't drink it.
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I took a mug of coffee up to the pathologist so I could earwig what was going down.
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I took the mug in my hands.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a mug of cocoa
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Don't be a mug ! That picture's not worth as much as that!
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He's asked me to work over the weekend again - he must think I'm some kind of mug .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Claudia dived into her pocket, dropped the sleeping pills into the mug , stirred swiftly and rapidly switched the mugs round.
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Constable Jamieson came in with a steaming mug of tea and put it on the desk in front of him.
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I made Joanna respectable by putting up my anchor lantern, made myself a mug of cocoa, and turned in.
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If you need a drink, dip a mug over the side - the water is disease-free.
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In another bag she had a kettle and six mugs.
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She had half drained her mug when she said, ` Ah, that's better!
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She rummaged around and found a teapot and a mug .
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There were good things at school too, cooked dinners every day and milk if you took your own mug .
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Every New Yorker expects to be mugged sometime.
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I was scared I would get mugged or raped.
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If anyone ever tried to mug me, I would throw my bag and run.
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Kids were mugging for the camera.
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She decided to move from the city after she was mugged for the third time in less than a year.
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Since moving to New Jersey, he has been mugged at gunpoint twice.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And thus does your government actually increase your chances of getting burglarized, mugged, robbed and even murdered.
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He probably didn't take them out with him because he was afraid of being mugged.
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More people than ever are leaving New York before they get killed, raped or mugged.
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Pat Williams, D-Mont., mugged for the cameras.
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To criticize him was like mugging Santa Claus.
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Unfortunately, it would appear that the great emergency is being mugged for your mobile.