GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Mug (mŭg), n. [Cf. Ir. mugam a mug, mucog a cup.]
   1. A kind of ceramic or metal drinking cup, with a handle, -- usually cylindrical and without a lip.
   
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   2. The face or mouth; as, “I don't want to see your ugly mug again”; -- often used contemptuously. [Slang]  Thackeray.
   
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   mug (mŭg), v. t. To take property from (a person) in a public place by threatening or committing violence on the person who is robbed; to rob, especially to rob by use of a weapon such as a knife or gun.  To rob a person or a business indoors is not usually referred to as to mug, but to stick up or hold up.
   
   Syn. -- rob, stick up
   
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