- a tall cup for drinking from, usually with straight sides and a handle, used without a saucer
- a coffee mug
- a beer mug (= a large glass with a handle)
Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatingb2- He ran his finger around the rim of the mug.
- She drained her mug and put it down.
- She filled her mug with orange juice.
- She poured hot water into the mug.
- We drank champagne from tin mugs.
- We had to drink the champagne from mugs.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- large
- empty
- …
- fill
- refill
- pour (somebody)
- …
- a mug of beer, coffee, tea, etc.
- the rim of a mug
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- a mug and what it contains
- He drank a mug of coffee and left.
Extra Examples- He poured a mug of tea.
- Kyle got up and poured himself a mug of soup.
- She was sipping a mug of coffee.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- large
- empty
- …
- fill
- refill
- pour (somebody)
- …
- a mug of beer, coffee, tea, etc.
- the rim of a mug
- (slang) a person’s face
- I never want to see his ugly mug again.
- (informal) a person who is stupid and easy to trick
- They made me look a complete mug.
- He's no mug.
Word Originnoun early 16th cent. (originally Scots and northern English, denoting an earthenware bowl): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian mugge, Swedish mugg ‘pitcher with a handle’.
Idioms
See mug in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarya mug’s game
- (disapproving, especially British English) an activity that is unlikely to be successful or make a profitTopics Difficulty and failurec2
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