Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mugging

1 sense of mugging

Sense 1
mugging -- (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)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb mug

1 sense of mug

Sense 1
mug -- (rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence; "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night")
       => hold up, stick up -- (rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat)