n. [ Cf. Ir. mugam a mug, mucog a cup. ]
v. t. To take property from (a person) in a public place by threatening or committing violence on the person who is robbed; to rob, especially to rob by use of a weapon such as a knife or gun. To rob a person or a business indoors is not usually referred to as to
n. the quantity that can be held in a mug.
a. [ Cf. G. mucker a sulky person, muckish sullen, peevish, mucken to mutter, grumble. ] Sullen; displeased. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A thief who takes property by threatening (or performing) violence on the person who is robbed; a person who commits a mugging; one who mugs. See mug, v. t.
n. The small entrails of a calf or a hog. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The condition or quality of being muggy. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ p. pr. & vb. n. from mug, v. ] A robbery; a taking of property by threatening (or performing) violence on the person who is robbed. See mug, v.
n. [ Etym. unknown. ]
v. t. In certain games, to score against, or take an advantage over (an opponent), as for an error, announcing the act by saying “muggins.” [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]