Jug (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a large container usually made of earthenware, metal, or glass, commonly having a handle, a narrow neck, and sometimes a cap or cork.
  2. the contents of such a container; jugful: a jug of wine.
  3. jail; prison.
  4. a woman's breasts.
  5. bank: Yeah, I drove him, but I didn't know he went in the jug to rob the place.
verb (used with object), jugged, jug·ging.
  1. to put into a jug.
  2. to stew (meat) in an earthenware jug.
  3. to put in jail; imprison.
noun
  1. a sound made by a bird, especially a nightingale.
verb (used without object), jugged, jug·ging.
  1. to make such a sound.
noun
  1. a vessel for holding or pouring liquids, usually having a handle and a spout or lip
  2. such a vessel used as a kettle
  3. a large vessel with a narrow mouth
  4. the amount of liquid held by a jug
  5. a glass of alcoholic drink, esp beer
  6. a slang word for jail
verb jugs, jugging or jugged
  1. to stew or boil (meat, esp hare) in an earthenware container
  2. to put in jail
Jug (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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