MUG FILE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mug file mean? 

• MUG FILE (noun)
  The noun MUG FILE has 1 sense:

1. a file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on file by the police)

  Familiarity information: MUG FILE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUG FILE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on file by the police)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

mug book; mug file

Hypernyms ("mug file" is a kind of...):

data file; file (a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together)

Meronyms (members of "mug file"):

mug shot; mugshot (a photograph of someone's face (especially one made for police records))