Mug — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quantity that can be held in a mug

a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈʌɡ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈʌɡ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈʌɡ/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈʌɡ/.

Examples

I was mugged in the streets of New York last night

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fool patsy soft touch physiognomy phiz kisser countenance sucker gull mark smiler chump fall guy visage mugful

Parts of Speech

noun	the quantity that can be held in a mug
noun	a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
noun	the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
noun	with handle and usually cylindrical
verb	rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence “I was mugged in the streets of New York last night”

Word Forms

fool	verb	fool or hoax
gull	verb	make a fool or dupe of
suck	verb	take in, also metaphorically
smile	verb	change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
muggee	noun	a victim of a mugging
mugger	noun	a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street)
mugging	noun	assault with intent to rob

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Becher

die Menge, die in einer Tasse Platz findet

🇫🇷French

tasse

la quantité pouvant être contenue dans une tasse

🇪🇸Spanish

taza

la cantidad que se puede contener en una taza

🇮🇹Italian

tazza

la quantità che può essere contenuta in una tazza

🇳🇱Dutch

mok

de hoeveelheid die in een mok kan worden bewaard

🇵🇹Portuguese

caneca

a quantidade que pode ser guardada em uma caneca

🇷🇺Russian

кружка

количество, которое можно поместить в кружку

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लूट के लिए हमला करना

वह मात्रा जो एक मग में रखी जा सकती है

🇧🇩Bengali

মগ

একটি মগে রাখা যেতে পারে যে পরিমাণ

🇮🇳Tamil

குவளை

ஒரு குவளையில் வைத்திருக்கக்கூடிய அளவு

🇮🇳Telugu

కప్పు

కప్పులో ఉంచగలిగే పరిమాణం

🇮🇳Marathi

घोकंपट्टी

घोकून घोकून ठेवता येणारे प्रमाण

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્યાલો

મગમાં રાખી શકાય તે જથ્થો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚೊಂಬು

ಒಂದು ಚೊಂಬಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಇಡಬಹುದಾದ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മഗ്ഗ്

ഒരു മഗ്ഗിൽ സൂക്ഷിക്കാൻ കഴിയുന്ന അളവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੱਗ

ਉਹ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਮੱਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੱਖੀ ਜਾ ਸਕਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیالا

وہ مقدار جو پیالا میں رکھی جا سکتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

马克杯

杯子中可容纳的数量

🇯🇵Japanese

マグ

マグカップに入れられる量

🇰🇷Korean

얼굴

머그잔에 담을 수 있는 양

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cốc

số lượng có thể chứa trong cốc

🇹🇭Thai

แก้ว

ปริมาณที่สามารถบรรจุในแก้วได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

cangkir

jumlah yang dapat ditampung dalam mug

🇵🇭Filipino

tabo

ang daming pwedeng ilagay sa mug

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قدح

الكمية التي يمكن الاحتفاظ بها في الكوب

🇮🇷Persian

لیوان

مقداری که می توان در یک لیوان نگه داشت

🇹🇷Turkish

saldırıp soymak

bir kupada tutulabilecek miktar

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִשְׁדוֹד

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