- mug shot
- nouna photograph of someone's face (especially one made for police records)• Syn: ↑mugshot• Hypernyms: ↑photograph, ↑photo, ↑exposure, ↑picture, ↑pic
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noun: a photograph of a person's face — usually used of official police photographs* * *
Slang.1. an identifying photograph of a suspect or criminal, often one of a set showing a frontal view, a profile view, and a view of the back of the head.2. any closeup photograph of one's face.[1945-50]* * *
mugˈshot or mug shot noun (informal)A photograph of a person's face, esp one taken for police records• • •Main Entry: ↑mug* * *
a photograph of someone’s face, taken by the police for their recordsThesaurus: crime detection and preventionhyponym* * *
mug shot,a photograph of a person for police purposes: »Scotland Yard, the FBI and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police exchanged “mug shots” of some of their most wanted criminals (New York Times).
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(also mugshot) n. informal a photograph of a person's face made for an official purpose, esp. police records■ humorous any photograph of a person's face* * *
noun, pl ⋯ shots [count]: a photograph of someone's face; especially : a photograph taken by the police of someone who has been arrested
Useful english dictionary. 2012.