mug

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mug /m'ʌg/ (mugs mugging mugged)
1 [N-COUNT]
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.
[N-COUNT] usu N of n
A mug of something is the amount of it contained in a mug.
He had been drinking mugs of coffee to keep himself awake.
2 [VERB] V n
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...
● mugging [N-VAR]
Bank robberies, burglaries and muggings are reported almost daily in the press...
3 [N-COUNT]
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...
4 [PHRASE] v-link PHR
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...
5 [N-COUNT] usu poss N
Someone's mug is their face. (INFORMAL)
He managed to get his ugly mug on the telly.mug shot (mug shots)
[N-COUNT]
A mug shot is a photograph of someone, especially a photograph of a criminal which has been taken by the police. (INFORMAL)

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