mug
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the quantity that can be held in a mug
Types & categories
- containerful hypernym
Sense 2 verb
rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence
I was mugged in the streets of New York last night
Types & categories
- stick up hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
Types & categories
- dupe hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
Types & categories
- face hypernym
- pudding face hyponym
Parts & wholes
- human head part holonym
Related & opposite
- smile derivation
- Great Britain domain region
- colloquialism domain usage
Sense 5 noun
with handle and usually cylindrical
Types & categories
- drinking vessel hypernym
- beer mug hyponym
- coffee mug hyponym
- toby hyponym
Parts & wholes
- handle part meronym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | containerful |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mugging |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | muggee |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mugger |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | crime |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | stick up |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | cod |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | soak up |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | gull |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | dupe |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | smile |
| 4 | domain region | Related & opposite | Great Britain |
| 4 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 4 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | human head |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | face |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | pudding face |
| 5 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | handle |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | drinking vessel |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | beer mug |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | coffee mug |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | toby |