mug vs victim

mug and victim both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mug	Yes	No	Yes	No
victim	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, victim is a hypernym of mug; that is, victim is a word with a broader meaning than mug:

Other hypernyms of mug include dupe.

mug (noun)	victim (noun)
with handle and usually cylindrical	an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)	a person who is tricked or swindled
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
the quantity that can be held in a mug

mug (verb)	victim (verb)
To stare awkwardly
rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence