MUGGING
mugging
(noun) assault with intent to rob
MUG
mug
(verb) rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence; “I was mugged in the streets of New York last night”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
mugging (plural muggings)
A quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place.
Verb
mugging
present participle of mug
Source: Wiktionary
MUG
Mug, n. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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