mugging n : assault with intent to robmug

1 the quantity that can be held in a mug [syn: mugful]

2 a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn: chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch]

3 the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) [syn: countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler]

4 with handle and usually cylindrical v : rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence; "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night" [also: mugging, mugged]mugging See mug

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌɡɪŋ

Noun

1. A quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place.

   There have been three muggings in this street in the past week.

Translations

Verb

mugging

1. Present participle of to mug.

Mugging or mugger may refer to:

• A type of street robbery
  • Steaming (crime), a variation of this type of robbery
• Model Mugging, a self-defense training technique.
• The Mugger Crocodile, a species native to India, Pakistan, Iran, and Nepal.
• A disparaging term for rote learning.
• "Mr. Clean / Modern Day Mugging", a 2004 single by rapper MF DOOM.
• "Mr. Monk and the Billionaire Mugger", an episode of the TV series Monk.
• "Mugged" (Flight of the Conchords), the third episode of the TV series Flight of the Conchords.

See Also

• Mug (disambiguation)

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