'Jug' definitions:

Definition of 'jug'

(from WordNet)
noun
A large bottle with a narrow mouth
noun
The quantity contained in a jug [syn: jug, jugful]
verb
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" [syn: imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand]
verb
Stew in an earthenware jug; "jug the rabbit"

Definition of 'Jug'

From: GCIDE
  • Jug \Jug\ (j[u^]g), n. [Prob. fr. Jug, a corruption of, or nickname for, Joanna; cf. 2d Jack, and Jill. See Johannes.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A pitcher; a ewer. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A prison; a jail; a lockup. [Slang] --Gay. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (pl.) A woman's breasts; as, nice jugs. [vulgar slang] [PJC]

Definition of 'Jug'

From: GCIDE
  • Jug \Jug\ (j[u^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jugged (j[u^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. Jugging (j[u^]g"g[i^]ng).] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To commit to jail; to imprison. [Slang] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Jug'

From: GCIDE
  • Jug \Jug\, v. i. (Zool.)
  • 1. To utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of quails and partridges. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'jug'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Jug'