mug
/mʌɡ/noun
उच्चारण मग
मग
Basic word
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[C]
a tall cup for drinking from, usually with straight sides and a handle; (informal) a person's face
मग
- a mug of tea
- She poured hot coffee into a large mug.
- Please wash your mug after tea.
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- I took a mug of milk to bed.
- He pulled a face and showed his ugly mug to the camera.
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[T]
to attack somebody violently in order to steal their money in a public place; (mug up) to learn something quickly, especially for an exam
लूटना; रटना
- He was mugged on the street.
- mug up the formulas
- Two men mugged a tourist near the station.
+ 3 more examples
- She was mugged on her way home.
- I need to mug up my history notes before the test.
- Let's mug up the grammar rules tonight.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
mug (noun: cup)
A mug is a tall cup with a handle. We drink a mug of tea; the container and its contents both use of.
Mug हत्थे वाला ऊँचा प्याला है। हम 'a mug of tea' कहते हैं; बर्तन और उसकी सामग्री जोड़ने के लिए of लगता है।
- She poured a mug of hot milk for her father.
- He drank from a chipped mug.
mug sb (transitive verb: attack)
To mug someone is to attack them in a public place to steal their money. It is usually used in the passive: he was mugged.
किसी को mug करना सार्वजनिक स्थान पर हमला करके उसका पैसा चुराना है। यह प्रायः passive में आता है: he was mugged।
- A man was mugged near the bus stand last night.
- Two boys mugged a tourist and ran off.
mug up (on) sth
Mug up is a British informal phrasal verb meaning to learn something quickly or by heart, especially before an exam.
Mug up ब्रिटिश अनौपचारिक phrasal verb है, जिसका अर्थ विशेषतः परीक्षा से पहले किसी चीज़ को जल्दी या रटकर सीखना है।
- I must mug up on my history notes tonight.
- He mugged up the dates of the battles.
mug (informal noun: face / fool)
Informally, mug can mean a person's face, or a foolish person who is easy to trick, as in 'a mug's game'.
अनौपचारिक रूप में mug का अर्थ किसी का चेहरा, या ऐसा मूर्ख व्यक्ति हो सकता है जिसे आसानी से बेवक़ूफ़ बनाया जा सके।
- Don't be a mug; read the offer carefully.
- His ugly mug appeared on every poster.
mug (informal: gullible person)
Calling someone a mug is mild British slang for a person who is easily fooled, and it is not used in formal writing.
किसी को mug कहना ब्रिटिश अपशब्द-सा हल्का प्रयोग है, जिसका अर्थ आसानी से ठगा जाने वाला व्यक्ति है; औपचारिक लेखन में इसका प्रयोग नहीं होता।
- Only a mug would pay that price for a second-hand phone.
+Collocations 5
adjective + mug
chippedsteamingenamelplasticceramiclarge
- He carried a steaming mug of tea to the balcony.
mug + of
a mug of teaa mug of coffeea mug of milka mug of water
- She finished a mug of water before the exam.
mug up + object
mug up grammarmug up formulaemug up factsmug up the notes
- Don't mug up formulae; try to understand them.
be / get mugged
get muggedbe mugged at knifepointbe mugged in broad daylightbe mugged on the way home
- A tourist was mugged in broad daylight near the station.
mug + noun
mug shotmug treemug rackcoffee mugtea mug
- Each mug was hung on the mug rack above the sink.
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- Radhika's favourite mug has a picture of a peacock on it.
राधिका के पसंदीदा mug पर मोर का चित्र बना है।
- He was mugged on the lonely road and lost his phone.
सुनसान सड़क पर उसे लूट लिया गया और उसका फ़ोन चला गया।
- Students mug up facts the night before the test, but forget them soon.
विद्यार्थी परीक्षा से एक रात पहले तथ्य रट लेते हैं, पर जल्दी भूल जाते हैं।
- We drank tea from steel mugs at the roadside stall.
हमने सड़क किनारे की दुकान पर स्टील के mugs में चाय पी।
- The police released a photo of the suspect's mug.
पुलिस ने संदिग्ध के चेहरे की तस्वीर जारी की।
- I only use my mug for tea; coffee goes in the white cup.
मैं अपने mug को केवल चाय के लिए इस्तेमाल करता हूँ; कॉफ़ी सफ़ेद कप में पीता हूँ।
§Grammar and usage
Usage, asked often: mug up (British informal, learn quickly by heart for an exam: 'mug up the dates'); our teaching approach is 'stop mugging up, start understanding'.
प्रयोग अक्सर पूछा जाता है: mug up (British अनौपचारिक, परीक्षा के लिए जल्दी रटना: 'mug up the dates'); हमारा शिक्षण दृष्टिकोण है 'रटना बंद, समझना शुरू'।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who robs people violently in the street is a mugger; the crime is mugging.
सड़क पर लोगों को हिंसक ढंग से लूटने वाला mugger; अपराध mugging।