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Jug Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Jug? [n] a large bottle with a narrow mouth [n] the quantity contained in a jug [v] stew in an earthenware jug; "jug the rabbit" [v] 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" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Jug: gaol \| immure \| imprison \| incarcerate \| jail \| jugful \| lag \| put away \| put behind bars \| remand Related Terms \| Find terms related to Jug: adobe \| bastille \| biscuit \| bisque \| bowl \| brick \| calabash \| calaboose \| can \| canteen \| carafe \| carboy \| caster \| cement \| ceramic ware \| ceramics \| china \| chokey \| clink \| confine \| constrain \| cooler \| coop \| crock \| crockery \| cruet \| cruse \| decanter \| demijohn \| enamelware \| ewer \| fifth \| firebrick \| flacon \| flagon \| flask \| flasket \| glass \| gourd \| hipflask \| hoosegow \| hot-water bottle \| immure \| incarcerate \| jail \| jar \| jeroboam \| lockup \| lota \| magnum \| mussuk \| olla \| pen \| phial \| pokey \| porcelain \| pot \| pottery \| prison \| quod \| refractory \| slammer \| stir \| stoup \| tile \| tiling \| urn \| vacuum bottle \| vase \| vial See Also \| bellarmine \| bottle \| confine \| containerful \| detain \| graybeard \| longbeard \| stew \| water jug \| whiskey jug Jug In Webster's Dictionary \Jug\, n. [Prob. fr. Jug, a corruption of, or nickname for, Joanna; cf. 2d Jack, and Jill. See {Johannes}.] 1. A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side. 2. A pitcher; a ewer. [Eng.] 3. A prison; a jail; a lockup. [Slang] --Gay. \Jug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jugged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jugging}.] 1. To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare. 2. To commit to jail; to imprison. [Slang] \Jug\, v. i. (Zo["o]l.) 1. To utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale. 2. To nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of quails and partridges.

Jug Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Jug?

[n] a large bottle with a narrow mouth
[n] the quantity contained in a jug
[v] stew in an earthenware jug; "jug the rabbit"
[v] 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"

Jug In Webster's Dictionary

\Jug\, n. [Prob. fr. Jug, a corruption of, or nickname for,
Joanna; cf. 2d Jack, and Jill. See {Johannes}.]
1. A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling
   belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side.

2. A pitcher; a ewer. [Eng.]

3. A prison; a jail; a lockup. [Slang] --Gay.


\Jug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jugged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Jugging}.]
1. To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling
   water; as, to jug a hare.

2. To commit to jail; to imprison. [Slang]


\Jug\, v. i. (Zo["o]l.)
1. To utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds
   do, especially the nightingale.

2. To nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of
   quails and partridges.

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