Entry Word: mug

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a round vessel equipped with a handle and designed for drinking <a coffee mug> — see cup
2 a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang <just a bunch of mugs with no respect for anyone, not even themselves> — see hoodlum
3 the front part of the head <she joked about not having to see his ugly mug anymore> — see face 1
4 the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal <keep your mug shut and listen up> — see mouth 1