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jug
1[juhg]
noun
a sound made by a bird, especially a nightingale.
verb (used without object)
to make such a sound.
jug
2[juhg]
noun
a large container usually made of earthenware, metal, or glass, commonly having a handle, a narrow neck, and sometimes a cap or cork.
the contents of such a container; jugful.
a jug of wine.
Slang: Vulgar., jugs, a woman's breasts.
Slang., bank.
Yeah, I drove him, but I didn't know he went in the jug to rob the place.
verb (used with object)
to put into a jug.
to stew (meat) in an earthenware jug.
Slang., to put in jail; imprison.
jug
/ dʒʌɡ /
noun
US equivalent: pitcher. a vessel for holding or pouring liquids, usually having a handle and a spout or lip
such a vessel used as a kettle
an electric jug
a large vessel with a narrow mouth
Also called: jugful. the amount of liquid held by a jug
informal, a glass of alcoholic drink, esp beer
a slang word for jail
verb
to stew or boil (meat, esp hare) in an earthenware container
slang, (tr) to put in jail
Word History and Origins
Origin of jug1
Origin of jug2
Word History and Origins
Origin of jug1
Example Sentences
It tasted foul, she says, because the jugs had not been washed.
She poured water from a jug into a small kettle and set it on the fire.
They had restored thousands of bowls, bottles, vases, cups, jars, jugs, beakers, and plates in more than two hundred different shapes.
Noticing the blue 5-gallon jug of water in the kitchen, he remarked that he would have to remember tap water wasn’t safe to cook with.
Residents filled jugs and buckets before the water was shut off, knowing the electric company planned to cut power once the winds exceeded 60 kilometers per hour.
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