2. n. A large cup for hot liquids, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.
3. n. (slang) The face, often used deprecatingly.
What an ugly mug.
4. n. (slang) A gullible or easily-cheated person.
He’s a gullible mug – he believed her again.
5. n. (Australia) A stupid or contemptible person.
6. v. (transitive, obsolete, UK) To strike in the face.
7. v. To assault for the purpose of robbery.
8. v. (intransitive) To exaggerate a facial expression for communicative emphasis; to make a face, to pose, as for photographs or in a performance, in an exaggerated or affected manner.
The children weren't interested in sitting still for a serious photo; they mugged for the camera.
9. v. To photograph for identification; to take a mug shot.(R:COED2, page=1129/64)
10. v. (Australia) To learn or review a subject as much as possible in a short time; cram.
11. n. (slang) Motherfucker (usually in similes, e.g. "like a mug" or "as a mug")
syringe
1. n. Seringue.
2. v. Seringuer.
syringe
1. n. A device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.
2. n. A device consisting of a hypodermic needle, a chamber for containing liquids, and a piston for applying pressure (to inject) or reducing pressure (to draw); a hypodermic syringe.
3. v. To clean, or inject fluid, by means of a syringe.
Have your ears syringed! They're so dirty!
fall guy
fall guy
1. n. One who is gullible and easily duped.
2. n. synonym of scapegoat
meal ticket
1. n. Ticket-repas, ticket-restaurant.
Volunteers are provided with a meal ticket for every four hours of service.
Les bénévoles sont munis d'un ticket-repas pour quatre heures de service.
2. n. (Idiotisme) Gagne-pain.
I don't enjoy this job, but it is my meal ticket.
Je n'aime pas ce boulot, mais c'est mon gagne-pain.
meal ticket
1. n. A ticket or voucher that can be exchanged for food.
Volunteers are provided with a meal ticket for every four hours of service.
2. n. Someone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited source.