mug : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: mug	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for mug
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mug n the quantity that can be held in a mug [syn: mug, mugful] a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of Synonym(s): chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch, mug the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) Synonym(s): countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug with handle and usually cylindrical v rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence; "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mug \Mug\, n. [Cf. Ir. mugam a mug, mucog a cup.] 1. A kind of earthen or metal drinking cup, with a handle, -- usually cylindrical and without a lip. 2. The face or mouth. [Slang] --Thackeray.