mug shot

/məg ʃɑt/
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Other forms: mug shots

Definitions of mug shot
  1. noun
    a photograph of someone's face (especially one made for police records)
    synonyms: mugshot
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    type of:
    exposure, photo, photograph, pic, picture
    a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
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