Definition of jugs Jugs
/Κ€ΚΛgz/ - [jugz] -
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What does jugs mean?
Part of speech
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NounPlural: jugs |
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| jug - a large bottle with a narrow mouth | ||
| 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 | ||
| long-beard, longbeard, bellarmine, greybeard a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century) | ||
| water jug a jug that holds water | ||
| jug - the quantity contained in a jug | ||
| jugful | ||
| containerful the quantity that a container will hold | ||
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| jug - stew in an earthenware jug; "jug the rabbit" | ||
| stew cook slowly and for a long time in liquid; "Stew the vegetables in wine" | ||
| 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" | ||
| 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" | ||
| imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, gaol, put away, remand | ||
| detain, confine prevent from leaving or from being removed | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
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Wiktionary 
- jug (Noun)
A serving vessel or container, circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, a handle and often a stopper or top. - jug (Noun)
The amount that a jug can hold. - jug (Noun)
Jail. - jug (Noun)
A woman's breasts. - jug (Noun)
A kettle. - jug (Verb)
To stew in an earthenware jug etc. - jug (Verb)
To put into jail. - jug (Verb)
To utter a sound like "jug", as certain birds do, especially the nightingale. - jug (Verb)
To nestle or collect together in a covey.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary π
- jug (n.)
A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side. - jug (n.)
A pitcher; a ewer. - jug (n.)
A prison; a jail; a lockup. - jug (v. t.)
To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare. - jug (v. t.)
To commit to jail; to imprison. - jug (v. i.)
To utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale. - jug (v. i.)
To nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of quails and partridges.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ξ©
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jug
A container for holding and pouring liquids with a handle and a spout.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary π
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jug
jug, n. a large vessel with a swelling body and narrow mouth for liquors.βv.t. to boil or stew as in a jug:βpr.p. jugβ²ging; pa.p. jugged.βJugged hare (see Hare); Stone jug (slang), jail. [Prob. Judy, jocularly applied to a drinking-vessel; cf. Jack and Jill in a like sense.] -
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jug, v.i. to utter the sound jug, as certain birds, esp. the nightingale.βn. Jug-jug. [Imit.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue π
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jug
See DOUBLE JUG.
