mug shot

  • 21ˈmug ˌshot — noun [C] informal a photograph of someone s face that is taken by the police for their records …

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  • 22mug-shoot — «MUHG SHOOT», transitive verb, shot « SHOT», shoot|ing. U.S. to take a mug shot of; photograph for police purposes: »mug shot, fingerprinted and given a summons to appear in court (Time) …

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  • 23mug — mug1 [mug] n. [prob. < Scand, as in Swed mugg] 1. a heavy drinking cup of earthenware or metal, having a handle and formerly often ornamented with a human face 2. as much as a mug will hold 3. Slang a) the face b) the mouth …

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  • 24shot — Synonyms and related words: Nimrod, SOL, Telephoto, Wirephoto, admission, admission fee, aerial photograph, all bets off, all off, all over, all up, altitude peak, anchorage, ante, antelope, antitoxin, approach, archer, arrow, artilleryman, assay …

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  • 25mug — {{11}}mug (n.1) drinking vessel, 1560s, bowl, pot, jug, of unknown origin, perhaps from Scandinavian (Cf. Swed. mugg mug, jug, Norw. mugge pitcher, open can for warm drinks ), or Low Ger. mokke, mukke mug, also of unknown origin. {{12}}mug (n.2)… …

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  • 26Mug (disambiguation) — A Mug is a large cup with a handle Mug may also refer to Mug Root Beer, a beverage brand A slang term for face A mug shot, a picture of a face The metric slug, a unit of mass Mug EP, by the band Creaming Jesus See also MUG (disambiguation)… …

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  • 27mug — Synonyms and related words: Photostat, Telephoto, Wirephoto, X ray, Xerox, aerial photograph, ambush, assail, assault, attack, babe, barbarize, batter, bazoo, beaker, black and white photograph, blackjack, blitz, blockhead, boob, bowl, bruiser,… …

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  • 28mug book — noun a file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on file by the police) • Syn: ↑mug file • Hypernyms: ↑file, ↑data file • Member Meronyms: ↑mug shot, ↑mugshot …

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  • 29mug file — noun a file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on file by the police) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑mug book • Hypernyms: ↑file, ↑data file • Member Meronyms: ↑mug shot, ↑mugshot …

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  • 30mug — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1664 1. a cylindrical drinking cup 2. a. the face or mouth of a person b. grimace c. mug shot 3. a. chiefly British …

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