mug vs surrender

mug

verb
  • 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. 

  • To assault for the purpose of robbery. 

  • To photograph for identification; to take a mug shot. 

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

adj
  • Uninteresting or unpleasant. 

noun
  • A stupid or contemptible person. 

  • A gullible or easily-cheated person. 

  • The face. 

  • A criminal. 

  • A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer. 

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

surrender

verb
  • To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc. 

  • To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy. 

  • To give up into the power, control, or possession of another. 

  • To give up possession of; to yield; to resign. 

  • For a policyholder, to voluntarily terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with the expectation of receiving a surrender value. 

  • To abandon (one's hand of cards) and recover half of the initial bet. 

  • To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in. 

noun
  • An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation. 

  • The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand. 

  • The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists. 

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