mug

English Thesaurus

1. with handle and usually cylindrical (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	drinking vessel,
definition	:	a vessel intended for drinking (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	beer mug, stein,
definition	:	a mug intended for serving beer (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	coffee mug,
definition	:	a mug intended for serving coffee (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	toby, toby fillpot jug, toby jug,
definition	:	a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	grip, handgrip, handle, hold,
definition	:	the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it (noun.artifact)

2. the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) (noun.body)

hypernym	:	face, human face,
definition	:	the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear (noun.body)

hyponym	:	pudding face, pudding-face,
definition	:	a large fat human face (noun.body)

part meronym	:	human head,
definition	:	the head of a human being (noun.body)

domain region	:	britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland,
definition	:	a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom (noun.location)

domain usage	:	colloquialism,
definition	:	a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication)

3. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of (noun.person)

hypernym	:	dupe, victim,
definition	:	a person who is tricked or swindled (noun.person)

4. the quantity that can be held in a mug (noun.quantity)

hypernym	:	containerful,
definition	:	the quantity that a container will hold (noun.quantity)

5. rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	hold up, stick up,
definition	:	rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat (verb.possession)

domain category	:	crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense,
definition	:	(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act (noun.act)

6. the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) (noun.body)

derivation	:	smile,
definition	:	change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure (verb.body)

7. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of (noun.person)

derivation	:	befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in,
definition	:	fool or hoax (verb.communication)

derivation	:	absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up,
definition	:	take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact)

derivation	:	befool, fool, gull,
definition	:	make a fool or dupe of (verb.social)

8. rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence (verb.possession)

derivation	:	mugging,
definition	:	assault with intent to rob (noun.act)

derivation	:	muggee,
definition	:	a victim of a mugging (noun.person)

derivation	:	mugger,
definition	:	a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street) (noun.person)

9. the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) (noun.body)

derivation	:	smile,
definition	:	change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure (verb.body)

10. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of (noun.person)

derivation	:	befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in,
definition	:	fool or hoax (verb.communication)

derivation	:	absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up,
definition	:	take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact)

derivation	:	befool, fool, gull,
definition	:	make a fool or dupe of (verb.social)

11. rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence (verb.possession)

derivation	:	mugging,
definition	:	assault with intent to rob (noun.act)

derivation	:	muggee,
definition	:	a victim of a mugging (noun.person)

derivation	:	mugger,
definition	:	a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street) (noun.person)