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Jug Common

Jug has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a large bottle with a narrow mouth

"She carefully poured the milk from the ceramic jug into his coffee mug."

jug
2

the quantity contained in a jug

"I need to buy two jugs of milk for the week's breakfast routine."

3

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.

"After months of searching, she finally adopted a playful jug puppy that was half terrier energy and half sleepy snout."

4

A small mixed breed of dog created by mating a Jack Russell terrier and a pug.

Verb
1

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"

2

stew in an earthenware jug

"jug the rabbit"

jug
3

To stew in an earthenware jug etc.

"The old recipe called for letting the fruit stew overnight in a clay jug before serving it warm."

Example Sentences
"The suspects were imprisoned without trial" verb
"the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" verb
"jug the rabbit" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
bottle containerful confine stew
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
bellarmine water jug whiskey jug
Rhyming Words
love jug milk jug toby jug waterjug water jug claret jug whiskey jug bartmann jug measuring jug little brown jug
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