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Mugging vs Holdup - What's the difference?

mugging | holdup |

As nouns the difference between mugging and holdup

is that mugging is a quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place while holdup is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

As a verb mugging

is present participle of lang=en.

mugging

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place.
    • There have been three muggings in this street in the past week.

    Verb

    (head)

    • holdup

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)

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