mug

n.

1. A heavy cylindrical drinking cup usually having a handle.
2. The amount that such a cup can hold.

[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

mug² (mŭg)
n.

1. Informal.
   1. The human face.
   2. The area of the human mouth, chin, and jaw.
   3. A grimace.
   4. A mug shot.
2. A thug; a hoodlum.
3. Chiefly British Slang. A victim or dupe.

v., mugged, mug·ging, mugs.

v.tr.

1. Informal. To photograph (a person's face) for police files.
2. To threaten or assault (a person) with the intent to rob: arrested the thief who mugged the tourists.

v.intr.

To make exaggerated facial expressions, especially for humorous effect: The partygoers mugged for the camera.

[Probably from MUG¹ (possibly in allusion to mugs decorated with grotesque faces).]

noun

1. The front surface of the head: countenance, face, feature (often used in plural), muzzle, visage. Slang kisser, map, pan, puss. See precede/follow.
2. A facial contortion indicating displeasure, disgust, or pain: face, grimace, moue, mouth, pout. See express.
3. A rough, violent person who engages in destructive actions: hoodlum, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough. Informal toughie. Slang hood, punk. See attack/defend, crimes.
4. A person who is easily deceived or victimized: butt³, dupe, fool, gull, lamb, pushover, victim. Informal sucker. Slang fall guy, gudgeon, mark, monkey, patsy, pigeon, sap¹. See wise/foolish.

verb

To contort one's face to indicate displeasure, disgust, or pain, for example: grimace, mouth. Idioms: make a face, make faces. See express.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: the quantity that can be held in a mug
  Synonym: mugful

Meaning #2: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
  Synonyms: chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, schlemiel, shlemiel, soft touch

Meaning #3: the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face'; `phiz' is British)
  Synonyms: countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler

Meaning #4: with handle and usually cylindrical

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The verb mug has one meaning:

Meaning #1: rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - (drikke)krus, flab, godtroende fjols, bisse, bølle
v. tr. - slå ned, overfalde, gennembanke
v. intr. - skære grimasser

idioms:

• mug shot    (forbryder)foto
• mug up    læse (et fag op)
• mug's game    det er noget pjat

2.
v. tr. - terpe, læse ihærdigt

Nederlands (Dutch)
mok, beker, smoel, tronie, nozem, beroven, gezichten trekken, hard studeren, aanvallen, fotograferen (politie)

Français (French)
1.
n. - grande tasse, chope, gueule, (GB) poire (idiot), attrape-nigaud, photo de criminel, gangster, photo (hum)
v. tr. - agresser
v. intr. - faire des grimaces

idioms:

• mug shot    photo de criminel, photo (hum)
• mug's game    (être) un attrape-nigaud

2.
v. tr. - potasser (un sujet)

idioms:

• mug up    potasser

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Becher, Krug, Visage, Idiot
v. - überfallen, ausrauben

idioms:

• mug shot    Verbrecherfoto
• mug's game    Schwachsinn

2.
v. - (ugs) büffeln

idioms:

• mug up    lernen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κούπα, κύπελλο, (καθομ.) μάπα, μούρη, χαζοπούλι, κόπανος
v. - χτυπώ από πίσω, (κακοποιώ και) ληστεύω

idioms:

• mug shot    φωτογραφία σήμανσης (κακοποιού)
• mug up    (Βρετ., καθομ.) μελετώ εντατικά
• mug's game    (Βρετ., καθομ.) ανεπικερδής δραστηριότητα

Italiano (Italian)
rapinare, sgobbare, ceffo, tazza, vaso

idioms:

• mug shot    foto segnaletica (di delinquente)
• mug up    sgobbare su
• mug's game    gioco troppo facile

Português (Portuguese)
n. - canecão (m), careta (f) (gír.)
v. - caretear, assaltar alguém

idioms:

• mug shot    fotografia para fins oficiais (f), fotografia de criminoso espalhada pela polícia (f)
• mug up    de estudar (gír.)
• mug's game    sem futuro

Русский (Russian)
кружка, морда, гримаса, простофиля, зубрила, экзамен, гримасничать, зубрить, фотографировать (преступников для архива, моросить

idioms:

• mug shot    фотография человека (особенно в полиции)
• mug up    гримироваться, готовиться к экзамену
• mug's game    не на дурака напали

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - jeta, hocico, tazón, jarra, jarro
v. tr. - atacar, asaltar, fotografiar
v. intr. - hacer muecas

idioms:

• mug shot    fotografía para ficha de delincuentes
• mug's game    actividad fútil e improductiva

2.
v. tr. - estudiar, repasar

idioms:

• mug up    empollar, estudiar intensamente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mugg, tryne, trut, (blåögd) idiot, knöl, skurk
v. - grimasera, åma sig, överfalla, plåta (till förbrytaralbum)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 大杯子, 脸, 一大杯的量, 嘴

idioms:

• mug shot    面部照片, 嫌疑犯照片
• mug up    死记硬背, 学习
• mug's game    没有意思的活动

2. 拼命用功的人, 给...拍照, 自背后袭击并抢劫, 警方为存档给拍照, 扮鬼脸, 做怪相, 行凶抢劫

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 拼命用功的人
v. tr. - 給...拍照, 自背後襲擊並搶劫, 警方為存檔給拍照
v. intr. - 扮鬼臉, 做怪相, 行兇搶劫

2.
n. - 大杯子, 臉, 一大杯的量, 嘴

idioms:

• mug shot    面部照片, 嫌疑犯照片
• mug up    死記硬背, 學習
• mug's game    沒有意思的活動

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 큰 잔, 찡그린 얼굴, 바보, 악당
v. tr. - 목을 조르다, 사진을 찍다
v. intr. - 급습하다, 얼굴을 찡그리다

idioms:

• mug up    습격하다

2.
v. tr. - 주입식으로 공부하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - マグ, ジョッキ, マグ一杯分, まぬけな人, 口, 勉強家, 試験, まぬけ
v. - 襲って金品を奪う

idioms:

• mug shot    顔写真
• mug up    受験準備に詰め込む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إبريق, وجه, بوز, مغفل, غبي (فعل) يصمم, يهاجم, يحفظ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ספל, פרצוף, פה, בריון, טיפש, פתי, לימוד מוגבר‬
v. tr. - ‮התקיף, גזל, שדד, חנק (למוות), לחם‬
v. intr. - ‮עשה פרצופים (לפני קהל, מצלמה וכו')‬
v. tr. - ‮למד (חזר על) בשקידה‬

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