jug

jug  (jg)

n.

1.

a. A large, often rounded vessel of earthenware, glass, or metal with a small mouth, a handle, and usually a stopper or cap.

b. The amount that a jug can hold.

2. A small pitcher.

3. Slang A jail.

4. jugs Vulgar Slang A woman's breasts.

tr.v. jugged, jug·ging, jugs

1. To stew (a hare, for example) in an earthenware jug or jar.

2. Slang To put into jail.

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[Middle English jugge.]

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jug

Noun

a container with a handle and a small spout, used for holding and pouring liquids [origin unknown]

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Jug to nestle or collect in a covey; the covey itself.

Examples: jug of grouse; of partridge; of quail.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jug - a large bottle with a narrow mouth   long-beard, longbeard, bellarmine, greybeard - a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century) bottle - a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped water jug - a jug that holds water whiskey jug - a jug that contains whiskey
	2.	jug - the quantity contained in a jug       jugful containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
Verb	1.	jug - lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, put behind bars, remand, lag, put away law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" detain, confine - deprive of freedom; take into confinement
	2.	jug - stew in an earthenware jug; "jug the rabbit" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" stew - cook slowly and for a long time in liquid; "Stew the vegetables in wine"

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jug

noun container, pitcher, urn, carafe, creamer U.S., Canad. vessel, jar, crock, ewer

Translations

jug [dʒʌg] n → jarro

jug [dʒʌg] n → pot m, cruche f

jug [dʒʌg] n → Krug m

jug [dʒʌg] n → brocca, bricco

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jug

n jug [dʒag]

a deep container for liquids, usually with a handle and a shaped lip for pouring a milk-jug.kan, kruik, karaf, bekerإبْريقканаdžbánkande; -kandeder Krugκανάταjarro, jarrakannکوزه؛ پارچkannucrucheכָּדसुराहीvrčkancsógucikanna, krúsbrocca, caraffa水差し주전자ąsotiskrūze; krūkajagkankanne, muggedzbanekjarroulciorкувшинdžbánvrčbokalkanna, tillbringareเหยือกsürahi大壺глек, глечикپانی یا مائع رکھنے کا گہرا لمبا ظرف، جگcái bình大壶