📖 Definitions of "Mugging"
verb
- 1
To strike in the face.
- 2
To assault for the purpose of robbery.
- 3
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."
- 4
To photograph for identification; to take a mug shot.
noun
- 1
A quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place.
"There have been three muggings in this street in the past week."
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