mug
/mʌɡ/ verb C2- To assault for the purpose of robbery.
- To exaggerate a facial expression for communicative emphasis; to make a face, to pose, as for photographs or in a performance, in an exaggerated or affected manner. · The children weren't interested in sitting still for a serious photo; they mugged for the camera.
- To photograph for identification; to take a mug shot of.
He/she/it mugs · Past mugged · Past participle mugged · -ing form mugging
Verb forms
- Base form
- mug
- He/she/it
- mugs
- Past
- mugged
- Past participle
- mugged
- -ing form
- mugging
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