MUG
/mʌɡ/
6
Scrabble
9
WWF
M(3) U(1) G(2)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/mʌɡ/
noun
- A large cup for hot liquids, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.
- The face, often used deprecatingly.“What an ugly mug.”
- A gullible or easily-cheated person.“He's a gullible mug – he believed her again.”
verb
- To strike in the face.
- To assault for the purpose of robbery.
- To exaggerate a facial expression for communicative emphasis; to make a face, to pose, as for photographs or in a performance, in an exaggerated or affected manner.“The children weren't interested in sitting still for a serious photo; they mugged for the camera.”
adjective
- Easily fooled, gullible.
Source: Wiktionary
