Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: mug
IPA transcription: [m'ʌɡ]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: mug
    Meaning: rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence; "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night"
Usage examples
  • The mug was a very odd mug to look at.
  • "Pray, sir," said Gluck, rather hesitatingly, "were you my mug?"
  • To make a cup of chocolate, grate a large tea-spoonful in a mug, and pour a tea-cup of boiling water on it; let it stand covered by the fire a few minutes, when you can put in sugar and cream.
  • When it came to the mug's turn to be made into spoons, it half broke poor little Gluck's heart: but the brothers only laughed at him, tossed the mug into the melting-pot, and staggered out to the ale-house: leaving him, as usual, to pour the gold into bars, when it was all ready.