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mug English

Learners of English as a second language usually know the word mug once they have reached the level C1 – Advanced. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning mug meaning

What does mug mean?

Definitions in simple English

mug Noun

— A mug is a large cup for hot drinks, with a handle but not used with a saucer. He drank his hot coffee from an old mug.

— A mug can also be a person's face. He had an ugly mug.

— A person who can be tricked easily can be called a mug. The teacher was a mug - he believed my excuse.

mug Verb

— To mug someone is to rob them, to steal from them. He hid in a doorway and planned to mug the next person who walked past.

mug

— noun the quantity that can be held in a mug

— 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

— noun (= phiz, kisser, smiler) the human face ('kisser' and 'smiler' and 'mug' are informal terms for 'face' and 'phiz' is British)

— noun (= chump) a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

Synonyms mug synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as mug?

mug English » English

cup

tankard

face

jug

fool

countenance

pot

jar

glass

beaker

visage

sucker

gull

vessel

tumbler

soft touch

simpleton

phiz

patsy

mugful

mark

kisser

fall guy

chump

vase

trap

swot

smiler

puss

physiognomy

muzzle

muggins

mask

large cup

grimace

assault

wally

twit

turkey

tub

toby

stupid person

stoup

stoma

stick up

snout

snatch

simp

shlepper

shlep

Topics mug topics

What do people use mug to talk about?

Social behavior Conflict Fight Attack

Ambush

• What words refer to ambushing someone?
  ambush ambuscade bushwhack jump lie in wait for mug pounce strike turn on waylay

Daily life Food Eat

Eating utensil

• What words refer to a dish for drinking?
  cup glass mug goblet

Work and occupation Finance Dishonest financial practices

Steal

• What words refer to stealing something from a person?
  rob mug pickpocket pick someone's pocket snatch someone's purse

States Big Big area

Big container, volume

• What words refer to an amount of something that has been measured by a particular container?
  bag bagful barrel boatload bottle bowl box boxful bucketful busload can carload glass handful jug mug pack packet planeload platter roomful sackful scoop scoopful spoon spoonful tablespoon tankful teaspoon teaspoonful trainload tray truckload

Work and occupation Occupation Art

Photography

• What words refer to a photograph?
  photograph photo picture shot mug shot snap portrait landscape

Conjugation mug conjugation

How do you conjugate mug?

mug · verb

Present I mug

Positive I mug

Singular

1st person I mug

2nd person you mug

3rd person he/she/it mugs

Plural

1st person we mug

2nd person you mug

3rd person they mug

Negative I don't mug

Singular

1st person I don't mug I do not mug

2nd person you don't mug you do not mug

3rd person he/she/it doesn't mug he/she/it does not mug

Plural

1st person we don't mug we do not mug

2nd person you don't mug you do not mug

3rd person they don't mug they do not mug

Question do I mug?

Singular

1st person do I mug?

2nd person do you mug?

3rd person does he/she/it mug?

Plural

1st person do we mug?

2nd person do you mug?

3rd person do they mug?

Negative question don't I mug?

Singular

1st person don't I mug? do I not mug?

2nd person don't you mug? do you not mug?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it mug? does he/she/it not mug?

Plural

1st person don't we mug? do we not mug?

2nd person don't you mug? do you not mug?

3rd person don't they mug? do they not mug?

Past I mugged

Positive I mugged

Singular

1st person I mugged

2nd person you mugged

3rd person he/she/it mugged

Plural

1st person we mugged

2nd person you mugged

3rd person they mugged

Negative I didn't mug

Singular

1st person I didn't mug I did not mug

2nd person you didn't mug you did not mug

3rd person he/she/it didn't mug he/she/it did not mug

Plural

1st person we didn't mug we did not mug

2nd person you didn't mug you did not mug

3rd person they didn't mug they did not mug

Question did I mug?

Singular

1st person did I mug?

2nd person did you mug?

3rd person did he/she/it mug?

Plural

1st person did we mug?

2nd person did you mug?

3rd person did they mug?

Negative question didn't I mug?

Singular

1st person didn't I mug? did I not mug?

2nd person didn't you mug? did you not mug?

3rd person didn't he/she/it mug? did he/she/it not mug?

Plural

1st person didn't we mug? did we not mug?

2nd person didn't you mug? did you not mug?

3rd person didn't they mug? did they not mug?

Future I'll mug

Positive I'll mug

Singular

1st person I'll mug I will mug

2nd person you'll mug you will mug

3rd person he/she/it'll mug he/she/it will mug

Plural

1st person we'll mug we will mug

2nd person you'll mug you will mug

3rd person they'll mug they will mug

Negative I won't mug

Singular

1st person I won't mug I will not mug

2nd person you won't mug you will not mug

3rd person he/she/it won't mug he/she/it will not mug

Plural

1st person we won't mug we will not mug

2nd person you won't mug you will not mug

3rd person they won't mug they will not mug

Question will I mug?

Singular

1st person will I mug?

2nd person will you mug?

3rd person will he/she/it mug?

Plural

1st person will we mug?

2nd person will you mug?

3rd person will they mug?

Negative question won't I mug?

Singular

1st person won't I mug? will I not mug?

2nd person won't you mug? will you not mug?

3rd person won't he/she/it mug? will he/she/it not mug?

Plural

1st person won't we mug? will we not mug?

2nd person won't you mug? will you not mug?

3rd person won't they mug? will they not mug?

Conditional I'd mug

Positive I'd mug

Singular

1st person I'd mug I would mug

2nd person you'd mug you would mug

3rd person he/she/it'd mug he/she/it would mug

Plural

1st person we'd mug we would mug

2nd person you'd mug you would mug

3rd person they'd mug they would mug

Negative I wouldn't mug

Singular

1st person I wouldn't mug I would not mug

2nd person you wouldn't mug you would not mug

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't mug he/she/it would not mug

Plural

1st person we wouldn't mug we would not mug

2nd person you wouldn't mug you would not mug

3rd person they wouldn't mug they would not mug

Question would I mug?

Singular

1st person would I mug?

2nd person would you mug?

3rd person would he/she/it mug?

Plural

1st person would we mug?

2nd person would you mug?

3rd person would they mug?

Negative question wouldn't I mug?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I mug? would I not mug?

2nd person wouldn't you mug? would you not mug?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it mug? would he/she/it not mug?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we mug? would we not mug?

2nd person wouldn't you mug? would you not mug?

3rd person wouldn't they mug? would they not mug?

Present continuous I'm mugging

Positive I'm mugging

Singular

1st person I'm mugging I am mugging

2nd person you're mugging you are mugging

3rd person he/she/it's mugging he/she/it is mugging

Plural

1st person we're mugging we are mugging

2nd person you're mugging you are mugging

3rd person they're mugging they are mugging

Negative I'm not mugging

Singular

1st person I'm not mugging I am not mugging

2nd person you aren't mugging you're not mugging you are not mugging

3rd person he/she/it isn't mugging he/she/it's not mugging he/she/it is not mugging

Plural

1st person we aren't mugging we're not mugging we are not mugging

2nd person you aren't mugging you're not mugging you are not mugging

3rd person they aren't mugging they're not mugging they are not mugging

Question am I mugging?

Singular

1st person am I mugging?

2nd person are you mugging?

3rd person is he/she/it mugging?

Plural

1st person are we mugging?

2nd person are you mugging?

3rd person are they mugging?

Negative question aren't I mugging?

Singular

1st person aren't I mugging? am I not mugging?

2nd person aren't you mugging? are you not mugging?

3rd person isn't he/she/it mugging? is he/she/it not mugging?

Plural

1st person aren't we mugging? are we not mugging?

2nd person aren't you mugging? are you not mugging?

3rd person aren't they mugging? are they not mugging?

Past continuous I was mugging

Positive I was mugging

Singular

1st person I was mugging

2nd person you were mugging

3rd person he/she/it was mugging

Plural

1st person we were mugging

2nd person you were mugging

3rd person they were mugging

Negative I wasn't mugging

Singular

1st person I wasn't mugging I was not mugging

2nd person you weren't mugging you were not mugging

3rd person he/she/it wasn't mugging he/she/it was not mugging

Plural

1st person we weren't mugging we were not mugging

2nd person you weren't mugging you were not mugging

3rd person they weren't mugging they were not mugging

Question was I mugging?

Singular

1st person was I mugging?

2nd person were you mugging?

3rd person was he/she/it mugging?

Plural

1st person were we mugging?

2nd person were you mugging?

3rd person were they mugging?

Negative question wasn't I mugging?

Singular

1st person wasn't I mugging? was I not mugging?

2nd person weren't you mugging? were you not mugging?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it mugging? was he/she/it not mugging?

Plural

1st person weren't we mugging? were we not mugging?

2nd person weren't you mugging? were you not mugging?

3rd person weren't they mugging? were they not mugging?

Future continuous I'll be mugging

Positive I'll be mugging

Singular

1st person I'll be mugging I will be mugging

2nd person you'll be mugging you will be mugging

3rd person he/she/it'll be mugging he/she/it will be mugging

Plural

1st person we'll be mugging we will be mugging

2nd person you'll be mugging you will be mugging

3rd person they'll be mugging they will be mugging

Negative I won't be mugging

Singular

1st person I won't be mugging I will not be mugging

2nd person you won't be mugging you will not be mugging

3rd person he/she/it won't be mugging he/she/it will not be mugging

Plural

1st person we won't be mugging we will not be mugging

2nd person you won't be mugging you will not be mugging

3rd person they won't be mugging they will not be mugging

Question will I be mugging?

Singular

1st person will I be mugging?

2nd person will you be mugging?

3rd person will he/she/it be mugging?

Plural

1st person will we be mugging?

2nd person will you be mugging?

3rd person will they be mugging?

Negative question won't I be mugging?

Singular

1st person won't I be mugging? will I not be mugging?

2nd person won't you be mugging? will you not be mugging?

3rd person won't he/she/it be mugging? will he/she/it not be mugging?

Plural

1st person won't we be mugging? will we not be mugging?

2nd person won't you be mugging? will you not be mugging?

3rd person won't they be mugging? will they not be mugging?

Conditional continuous I'd be mugging

Positive I'd be mugging

Singular

1st person I'd be mugging I would be mugging

2nd person you'd be mugging you would be mugging

3rd person he/she/it'd be mugging he/she/it would be mugging

Plural

1st person we'd be mugging we would be mugging

2nd person you'd be mugging you would be mugging

3rd person they'd be mugging they would be mugging

Negative I wouldn't be mugging

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be mugging I would not be mugging

2nd person you wouldn't be mugging you would not be mugging

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be mugging he/she/it would not be mugging

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be mugging we would not be mugging

2nd person you wouldn't be mugging you would not be mugging

3rd person they wouldn't be mugging they would not be mugging

Question would I be mugging?

Singular

1st person would I be mugging?

2nd person would you be mugging?

3rd person would he/she/it be mugging?

Plural

1st person would we be mugging?

2nd person would you be mugging?

3rd person would they be mugging?

Negative question wouldn't I be mugging?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be mugging? would I not be mugging?

2nd person wouldn't you be mugging? would you not be mugging?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be mugging? would he/she/it not be mugging?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be mugging? would we not be mugging?

2nd person wouldn't you be mugging? would you not be mugging?

3rd person wouldn't they be mugging? would they not be mugging?

Present perfect I've mugged

Positive I've mugged

Singular

1st person I've mugged I have mugged

2nd person you've mugged you have mugged

3rd person he/she/it's mugged he/she/it has mugged

Plural

1st person we've mugged we have mugged

2nd person you've mugged you have mugged

3rd person they've mugged they have mugged

Negative I haven't mugged

Singular

1st person I haven't mugged I have not mugged

2nd person you haven't mugged you have not mugged

3rd person he/she/it hasn't mugged he/she/it has not mugged

Plural

1st person we haven't mugged we have not mugged

2nd person you haven't mugged you have not mugged

3rd person they haven't mugged they have not mugged

Question have I mugged?

Singular

1st person have I mugged?

2nd person have you mugged?

3rd person has he/she/it mugged?

Plural

1st person have we mugged?

2nd person have you mugged?

3rd person have they mugged?

Negative question haven't I mugged?

Singular

1st person haven't I mugged? have I not mugged?

2nd person haven't you mugged? have you not mugged?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it mugged? has he/she/it not mugged?

Plural

1st person haven't we mugged? have we not mugged?

2nd person haven't you mugged? have you not mugged?

3rd person haven't they mugged? have they not mugged?

Past perfect I had mugged

Positive I had mugged

Singular

1st person I had mugged

2nd person you had mugged

3rd person he/she/it had mugged

Plural

1st person we had mugged

2nd person you had mugged

3rd person they had mugged

Negative I hadn't mugged

Singular

1st person I hadn't mugged I had not mugged

2nd person you hadn't mugged you had not mugged

3rd person he/she/it hadn't mugged he/she/it had not mugged

Plural

1st person we hadn't mugged we had not mugged

2nd person you hadn't mugged you had not mugged

3rd person they hadn't mugged they had not mugged

Question had I mugged?

Singular

1st person had I mugged?

2nd person had you mugged?

3rd person had he/she/it mugged?

Plural

1st person had we mugged?

2nd person had you mugged?

3rd person had they mugged?

Negative question hadn't I mugged?

Singular

1st person hadn't I mugged? had I not mugged?

2nd person hadn't you mugged? had you not mugged?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it mugged? had he/she/it not mugged?

Plural

1st person hadn't we mugged? had we not mugged?

2nd person hadn't you mugged? had you not mugged?

3rd person hadn't they mugged? had they not mugged?

Future perfect I'll have mugged

Positive I'll have mugged

Singular

1st person I'll have mugged I will have mugged

2nd person you'll have mugged you will have mugged

3rd person he/she/it'll have mugged he/she/it will have mugged

Plural

1st person we'll have mugged we will have mugged

2nd person you'll have mugged you will have mugged

3rd person they'll have mugged they will have mugged

Negative I won't have mugged

Singular

1st person I won't have mugged I will not have mugged

2nd person you won't have mugged you will not have mugged

3rd person he/she/it won't have mugged he/she/it will not have mugged

Plural

1st person we won't have mugged we will not have mugged

2nd person you won't have mugged you will not have mugged

3rd person they won't have mugged they will not have mugged

Question +'ll I have mugged?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have mugged? will I have mugged?

2nd person +'ll you have mugged? will you have mugged?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have mugged? will he/she/it have mugged?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have mugged? will we have mugged?

2nd person +'ll you have mugged? will you have mugged?

3rd person +'ll they have mugged? will they have mugged?

Negative question won't I have mugged?

Singular

1st person won't I have mugged? will I not have mugged?

2nd person won't you have mugged? will you not have mugged?

3rd person won't he/she/it have mugged? will he/she/it not have mugged?

Plural

1st person won't we have mugged? will we not have mugged?

2nd person won't you have mugged? will you not have mugged?

3rd person won't they have mugged? will they not have mugged?

Conditional perfect I'd have mugged

Positive I'd have mugged

Singular

1st person I'd have mugged I would have mugged

2nd person you'd have mugged you would have mugged

3rd person he/she/it'd have mugged he/she/it would have mugged

Plural

1st person we'd have mugged we would have mugged

2nd person you'd have mugged you would have mugged

3rd person they'd have mugged they would have mugged

Negative I wouldn't have mugged

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have mugged I would not have mugged

2nd person you wouldn't have mugged you would not have mugged

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have mugged he/she/it would not have mugged

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have mugged we would not have mugged

2nd person you wouldn't have mugged you would not have mugged

3rd person they wouldn't have mugged they would not have mugged

Question would I have mugged?

Singular

1st person would I have mugged?

2nd person would you have mugged?

3rd person would he/she/it have mugged?

Plural

1st person would we have mugged?

2nd person would you have mugged?

3rd person would they have mugged?

Negative question wouldn't I have mugged?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have mugged? would I not have mugged?

2nd person wouldn't you have mugged? would you not have mugged?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have mugged? would he/she/it not have mugged?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have mugged? would we not have mugged?

2nd person wouldn't you have mugged? would you not have mugged?

3rd person wouldn't they have mugged? would they not have mugged?

Imperative mug!

Positive

you mug!

we let's mug!

Negative

you don't mug!

we let's not mug!

Examples mug examples

How do I use mug in a sentence?

Simple sentences

This beer mug holds one pint.

Has anybody seen my beer mug?

Tom's coffee mug is next to Mary's.

Is that my mug?

Tom rinsed out his mug and then refilled it with coffee.

Julia stood on tiptoes to reach a mug on the top shelf.

Good day. Would you please bring me a mug of coffee?

Tom refilled his coffee mug.

Here's your mug.

Tom offered Mary a mug of coffee.

You have my mug.

The beer mug is almost bigger than you are.

Tom took a sip from his coffee mug.

Tom handed Mary a mug of coffee.

Hand me my mug.

Where's my coffee mug?

Who broke the mug?

Tom broke Mary's mug.

Movie subtitles

Can drive a car better than any mug in the town.

Screw, mug.

I'm gonna get that swell-headed mug if it's the last thing I ever do.

Not that mug.

He's a tough mug.

That mug.

Hey, who is this mug?

Now, get this, mug!

Stick to your driving, mug.

Blast his dirty mug!

What kind of mug do you think I am?

To clean up after you, you mug.

Dirty, murdering mug.

WHAT CAN THIS MUG OFFER YOU?

Listen, mug.

I'm not taking orders from a mug like you!

Who is this mug?

That mug reminds me of the guy with his second dollar.

Mug like that take you.

What kind of a mug are you?

That mug's been walking up and down outside of here for the last five minutes.

This mug with all the money has had two or three nasty affairs.

We're looking for Ellen Andrews, the daughter of that Wall Street mug.

You don't want to be married to a mug like Westley.

I'm just a mug, Gladdie, but I love you.

You see that mug just went in there?

A dame that was willing to fall for a mug like Innes.

You have a good mug.

Wait till I get you outside, mug face. I'll immobilize you.

This mug here's Swing.

Because I'm not a mug.

News and current affairs

Mostly, I remember the hundreds of black and white mug shots of prisoners and victims that covered every inch of the walls - a ghastly montage of human suffering that haunts me to this day.

They used to pop their dentures into a mug of whitener every night.