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How to pronounce “mug”
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Pronunciation guide for mug
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of mug with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Breach of Peace
the mugshot of every freedom rider
- Definition summary
- A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.A mug
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How to pronounce mug
Breach of Peace
the mugshot of every freedom rider
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “mug”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.A mug
- (slang, often derogatory) The face.
- (slang, derogatory) A gullible or easily cheated person.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, derogatory, slang) A stupid or contemptible person.
- (slang) A criminal.
- (slang) A mug shot.
- [Verb]
- (transitive, obsolete, UK, Ireland) To strike in the face.
- (transitive) To assault for the purpose of robbery.
- (intransitive) 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.
- (transitive) To photograph for identification; to take a mug shot of.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, slang) To learn or review a subject as much as possible in a short time; cram.
- [Adjective]
- (archaic) Easily fooled, gullible.
- (Bermuda, slang) Uninteresting or unpleasant.
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