Library / English Dictionary

MUGGING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Assault with intent to rob

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("mugging" is a kind of...):

assault (a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped)

Derivation:

mug (rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb mug

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