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mug

noun verb

with handle and usually cylindrical

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Word Facts

Word length
3
Starts with
M
Ends with
G
Contains
U
Scrabble score
6
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. with handle and usually cylindrical

noun

  1. the human face (‘kisser’ and ‘smiler’ and ‘mug’ are informal terms for ‘face’ and ‘phiz’ is British)

noun

  1. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

noun

  1. the quantity that can be held in a mug

verb

  1. To stare awkwardly

verb

  1. rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence

    “I was mugged in the streets of New York last night”

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I was mugged in the streets of New York last night

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