English Explanatory Dictionary

jug

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.
  2. The amount that a jug can hold.
  3. Jail.
  4. A woman's breasts.
  5. An upright electric kettle.
  6. A kind of large, high-powered vacuum tube.
  7. The P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft.
  8. A hold large enough for both hands
  9. A traditional dimpled glass with a handle, for serving a pint of beer.
verb
  1. To stew in an earthenware jug etc.
  2. To put into jail.
  3. To utter a sound like "jug", as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.
  4. To nestle or collect together in a covey.
noun
  1. A small mixed breed of dog created by mating a Jack Russell terrier and a pug.
noun
  1. Detention (after-school student punishment).
verb
  1. To issue a detention (to a student).
verb
  1. To hustle or make money, usually aggressively.
  2. To acquire or obtain through force; snatch, steal; to rob, especially in reference to jugging (which see).

Pronunciation

jŭg /d͡ʒʌɡ/ En-au-jug.ogg

Word forms

jug jugs jugging jugged jugg

Etymology

From Middle English jugge, of uncertain origin. Possibly a variant of Middle English jubbe, jobbe, iubbe, geobbe, itself of unknown origin; or perhaps continuing (in altered form) Old English ċēac (“pitcher; jug”). Compare also jug (“a low woman, maidservant”), from Jug, familiar form of Joanna. Prison sense attested from at least 1825 in Britain.

Synonyms

handle

Derived words

Bartmann jug claret jug jug band jug-eared jug ears jugfish jugful jughandle jughead jug-heavy jug hold juglet juglike jugline jugware jug wine little brown jug love jug measuring jug milk jug pumpkin jug put the plug in the jug puzzle jug shepherd's jug stone jug the jug goes to the well until it breaks Toby Fillpot jug Toby jug waterjug water jug jugging
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