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Noun: mugging  mú-ging
  1. Assault with intent to rob
Verb: mug (mugged,mugging)  múg
  1. Rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence
    "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night"

Derived forms: muggings

See also: muggee, mugger

Type of: assault, hold up, stick up

Encyclopedia: Mug

Mugging