jug
jug Lexical Profile
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• noun
A large container for holding liquids, typically featuring a handle, a narrow neck, and a spout or lip for pouring.
"She filled the glass jug with ice water and fresh lemon slices for the guests."
The quantity of liquid or contents held by a jug.
"We drank a whole jug of cider at the autumn festival."
A prison or jail cell (slang).
"The bank robber spent ten years in the jug before finally being granted parole."
• verb
To cook by stewing slowly in a tightly covered container (especially of meat, such as hare).
"The traditional recipe requires you to jug the meat in red wine for several hours until tender."
To imprison or incarcerate someone (slang).
"The local sheriff managed to jug the notorious outlaw after a brief chase through town."
• Rhymes for jug
Word Origin & Etymology
Late Middle English: perhaps from 'Jug', a pet form of the given names Joan, Judy, or Judith, colloquially applied to a vessel.
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