mugging


Also found in: Thesaurus, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

mug·ging

 (mŭg′ĭng)
n.
An assault upon a person especially with the intent to rob.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

mugging

(ˈmʌɡɪŋ)
n
an act of robbery with violence, esp in the street
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.mugging - assault with intent to robmugging - assault with intent to rob    
assault - a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
loupežné přepadení
overfald
pahoinpitelyryöstöväkivaltainen
napad s pljačkom
強奪
강도 행위
rånöverfall
การทำร้ายเพื่อปล้นทรัพย์
hành động cướp

mugging

[ˈmʌgɪŋ] N → atraco m (callejero)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

mugging

[ˈmʌgɪŋ] n → agression f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

mugging

n → Straßenraub m no pl; a lot of muggings → viele Überfälle auf offener Straße
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

mugging

[ˈmʌgɪŋ] n → aggressione f (a scopo di rapina)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mugging

→ atraco
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
They said no mugging incident was reported for the entire period Ambani was in custody, but the series of muggings returned soon after he was released on bail.
Police warn of return of daytime muggers in Nairobi
Her brother who was accompanying her later told the police that robbers shot her for resisting the mugging. The robbers however took away her hand purse containing cash and docs.
Teacher shot dead by robbers on her way to school in Rawalpindi
Some four of them work together."They were mugging people at noon.
I have stolen 700 phones, suspect confesses
Another Syrian man was the victim of a mugging and was robbed of $50 in the Beirut neighborhood of Ashrafieh.
Wave of muggings targets foreigners, man found hanged
Sure, there are a few beaming boozeheads and upbeat probation violators who spoil the mood by, well, mugging for the cameras.
Criminal Verite: mug shots--funny and unusual punishment
A FRIEND of an undercover cop stabbed trying to stop a mugging last night said: ``He could have been killed.''
Cop `lucky to be alive'
About 10 years ago, Thomas began teaching "Model Mugging" at Stanford University.
Hear me roar: "Model Mugging" self-defense courses teach women to fight back under attack and win
The boy, 14, is accused of giving Mary Payne a fatal heart attack by mugging her and taking her bag of rolls.
OAP DEATH MUGGER, 14 IN FLAT RAID; Rolls boy had party, trial told

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?