mug

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. cup, stein, tankard; slang, face, puss, kisser; slang, fool, dolt, clod; slang, gangster, mobster, thug. See receptacle, front. —v., slang, pose, posture, make faces, ham [it up] (sl.); assault, assail, attack, stick up, hold up. See drama, feeling, stealing.

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(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. vessel, stein, flagon; see cup .

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

1. drinking vessel stein, tankard, flagon, cup, toby, goblet.

2. face countenance, puss, grimace, mug shot. see face

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v.

hold up, assault, rob, purse-snatch, strong-arm, *jump, *stick up.

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. Informal The front surface of the head: countenance, face, feature (often used in plural), muzzle, visage. Slang: kisser, map, pan, puss. See PRECEDE. 2. Informal A facial contortion indicating displeasure, disgust, or pain: face, grimace, moue, mouth, pout. See EXPRESS. 3. A rough, violent person who engages in destructive actions: hoodlum, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough. Informal: toughie. Slang: hood, punk. See ATTACK, CRIMES. 4. Chiefly British. A person who is easily deceived or victimized: butt3, dupe, fool, gull, lamb, pushover, victim. Informal: sucker. Slang: fall guy, gudgeon, mark, monkey, patsy, pigeon, sap1. See WISE. II verb To contort one's face to indicate displeasure, disgust, or pain, for example: grimace, mouth. Idioms: make a face, make faces. See EXPRESS.