jug

¹

[ juhg ]

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. Slang. jail; prison.
4. jugs, Slang: Vulgar. a woman's breasts.
5. Slang. 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. Slang. to put in jail; imprison.

jug

²

[ juhg ]

noun

1. a sound made by a bird, especially a nightingale.

verb (used without object)

, jugged, jug·ging.

1. to make such a sound.

jug

/ dʒʌɡ /

noun

1. a vessel for holding or pouring liquids, usually having a handle and a spout or lip US equivalentpitcher
2. such a vessel used as a kettle

   an electric jug

3. a large vessel with a narrow mouth
4. Also calledjugful the amount of liquid held by a jug
5. informal.
   a glass of alcoholic drink, esp beer
6. a slang word for jail

verb

1. to stew or boil (meat, esp hare) in an earthenware container
2. slang.
   tr to put in jail

Word History and Origins

Origin of jug¹

First recorded in 1530–40; perhaps special use of Jug, diminutive or pet name of Joan, a woman's name

Origin of jug²

First recorded in 1515–25; imitative

Word History and Origins

Origin of jug¹

C16: probably from Jug, nickname from girl's name Joan

Example Sentences

There were times when my mom, my dad and I would make a trip for a jug of milk and my mom would go inside while we waited in the car.

From Los Angeles Times

On mornings the team had 6 a.m. runs, Sumrall often parked his truck at the football facility at 4:45 or 5 to find Vidal already stretching in the weight room, drinking from an oversize water jug.

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Miranda Haley, who wore pigtails and a long-sleeve shirt to protect her from the sun, got out and pushed a jug of water through an opening in the wall.

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Sometimes, the shapes in “Pluriverse assembly” suggest familiar objects — a simple light bulb, for instance, or a changing typology of ancient Greek vases, like an amphora or an oenochoe jug.

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Another person said their RV was attacked after bees were drawn to an open water jug.

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Related Words

• beaker
• bottle
• bucket
• carafe
• decanter
• flask
• jar
• pot
• tub
• urn
• vase