Mug vs. Receptacle

Mugadjective

(archaic) Easily fooled, gullible.

Mugnoun

A large cup for hot liquids, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.

Mugnoun

(slang) The face, often used deprecatingly.

Mugnoun

A gullible or easily-cheated person.

Mugnoun

A stupid or contemptible person.

Mugnoun

Motherfucker (usually in similes, e.g. "like a mug" or "as a mug")

Mugverb

To strike in the face.

Mugverb

(transitive) To assault for the purpose of robbery.

Mugverb

(intransitive) 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.

Mugverb

(transitive) To photograph for identification; to take a mug shot.

Mugverb

To learn or review a subject as much as possible in a short time; cram.

Mugnoun

A kind of ceramic or metal drinking cup, with a handle, - usually cylindrical and without a lip.

Mugnoun

The face or mouth; as, I don't want to see your ugly mug again; - often used contemptuously.

Mugverb

To take property from (a person) in a public place by threatening or committing violence on the person who is robbed; to rob, especially to rob by use of a weapon such as a knife or gun.

Mugnoun

the quantity that can be held in a mug

Mugnoun

a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

Mugnoun

the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

Mugnoun

with handle and usually cylindrical

Mugverb

rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence;

Mug

A mug is a type of cup typically used for drinking hot drinks, such as coffee, hot chocolate, or tea. Mugs usually have handles and hold a larger amount of fluid than other types of cup.

Receptaclenoun

A container.

Receptaclenoun

(botany) The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus.

Receptaclenoun

In the Asteraceae (aster or sunflower family), the end of the peduncle to which all of the florets of the flower head are attached.

Receptaclenoun

(phycology) A structure at the end of a branch of an alga containing conceptacles (reproductive organs).

Receptaclenoun

(zoology) An organ that receives and holds a secretion.

Receptaclenoun

A contact device installed at an outlet for the connection of an attachment plug (typically by receiving the plug's prongs) to supply portable appliances or equipment.

Receptaclenoun

That which serves, or is used, for receiving and containing something, as for examople, a basket, a vase, a bag, a reservoir; a repository.

Receptaclenoun

The apex of the flower stalk, from which the organs of the flower grow, or into which they are inserted. See Illust. of Flower, and Ovary.

Receptaclenoun

a container that is used to put or keep things in

Receptaclenoun

enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts

Receptaclenoun

an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert