mugging

Noun
US[muhg-ing]/ˈmʌɡɪŋ/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. assault with intent to robType of assault

Related words mug verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Mug′ging noun

Origin: present participle & verbal noun from mug, verb

A robbery; a taking of property by threatening (or performing) violence on the person who is robbed. See mug, verb Syn. — robbery, holdup, stickup [ + ]

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors, WordNet 1.5

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