mugged

mug

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [muhg]
- /mʌg/
- /mʌɡ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muhg]
- /mʌg/

Definitions of mugged word

noun mugged a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware. 1
noun mugged Slang. the face. the mouth. an exaggerated facial expression; grimace, as in acting. a thug, ruffian, or other criminal. 1
noun mugged British Slang. a gullible person; dupe; fool. 1
verb with object mugged to assault or menace, especially with the intention of robbery. 1
verb with object mugged Slang. to photograph (a person), especially in compliance with an official or legal requirement. 1
verb without object mugged Slang. to grimace; exaggerate a facial expression, as in acting. 1

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Origin of mugged

First appearance:

before 1560

One of the 32% oldest English words

1560-70; probably < Scandinavian; compare Swedish mugg, Norwegian, Danish mugge drinking cup; sense “face” apparently transferred from cups adorned with grotesque faces; sense “to assault” from earlier pugilistic slang “to strike in the face, fight”

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Parts of speech for Mugged

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mugged

mugged popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for mugged

verb mugged

attacked — to set upon in a forceful, violent, hostile, or aggressive way, with or without a weapon; begin fighting with: He attacked him with his bare hands.
assaulted — a sudden, violent attack; onslaught: an assault on tradition.
robbed — to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.
ambushed — Simple past tense and past participle of ambush.
jumped — to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.

noun mugged

cupped — hollowed like a cup; concave
jugged — a sound made by a bird, especially a nightingale.
faced — having a specified kind of face or number of faces (usually used in combination): a sweet-faced child; the two-faced god.
countenanced — appearance, especially the look or expression of the face: a sad countenance.
frowned — to contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl.

All 13 Synonyms of mugged