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# mugging

noun (a mugging, muggings); verb, -ing form of «mug» (mugging)

«mugging» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A mugging is an attack in a public place where someone is robbed, often with threats or violence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mugging/#m1)
2. Mugging is the -ing form of «mug» (to rob). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mugging/#m2)
3. (informal) Mugging (for the camera) means pulling silly faces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mugging/#m3)
4. (informal, UK) Mugging up means studying hard quickly, cramming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mugging/#m4)

### In the lessons

In news and safety lessons: stay in groups, stay in lit places, give up your phone rather than fight, and tell an adult or the police. In everyday talk: mugging for photos, mugging up for a test.

### Examples

- There was a mugging near the station last night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mugging/#x1)
- The police are looking for the people behind the mugging. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mugging/#x2)
- If someone tries mugging you, let them take your things and get away safely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mugging/#x3)
- He was mugging for the camera. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mugging/#x4)
- I'm mugging up on my spellings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mugging/#x5)
- Muggings are less common in busy, well-lit streets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mugging/#x6)

### Note

Countable noun: a mugging, muggings. The person who does it is a mugger. Spelling: double g. Your safety matters more than your phone.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mugging» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mugging/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mugging» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mugging.html) on Mova free.