mugging
noun
[ ˈmʌɡɪŋ ]
• an act of attacking and robbing someone in a public place.
• "he was the victim of a brutal mugging"
mug
verb
• attack and rob (someone) in a public place.
• "he was mugged by three men who stole his bike"
Similar:
assault,
attack,
set upon,
beat up,
knock down,
rob,
jump,
rough up,
lay into,
work over,
steam,
duff up,
do over,
stick up,
• make faces, especially silly or exaggerated ones, before an audience or a camera.
• "he mugged for the camera"
Origin:
early 16th century (originally Scots and northern English, denoting an earthenware bowl): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian mugge, Swedish mugg ‘pitcher with a handle’.
mug
verb
• learn or revise a subject as far as possible in a short time.
• "I'm constantly having to mug up things ahead of teaching them"
Origin:
mid 19th century: of unknown origin.
