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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