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Webster 1913 Edition
Jug
Jug
(jŭg)
, Noun.
1.
A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side.
2.
A pitcher; a ewer.
[Eng.]
3.
A prison; a jail; a lockup.
[Slang]
Gay.
Jug
(jŭg)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Jugged
(jŭgd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Jugging
(jŭg′gĭng)
.] 1.
To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water;
as, to
. jug
a hare2.
To commit to jail; to imprison.
[Slang]
Jug
,Verb.
I.
(Zool.)
1.
To utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.
2.
To nestle or collect together in a covey; – said of quails and partridges.
Webster 1828 Edition
Jug
JUG
,Noun.
Definition 2024
jug
jug
English
Noun
Gallon jugs of milk.
jug (plural jugs)
- A serving vessel or container, 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.
- The amount that a jug can hold.
- (slang) Jail.
- (vulgar, slang, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breasts.
- 1985, Epoch, Volumes 24-25:
- I was sucking my mom's left jug when I heard JD say, "Now we will experience the burden of the past."
- 2010, Ben Niemand, The Sexperts, ISBN 1608722449:
- With her left hand on her right jug, she put her mouth to her other tit.
- 2010, David Mason, Devil's food:
- I blew into her ear, and trailed a finger idly down her shoulder until I reached her left jug, the better of a nearly perfect pair.
-
- (New Zealand) A kettle.
Derived terms
Terms derived from jug (noun)
Translations
serving vessel
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amount a jug can hold
slang: jail
vulgar slang: woman's breast
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Verb
jug (third-person singular simple present jugs, present participle jugging, simple past and past participle jugged)
- (transitive) To stew in an earthenware jug etc.
- jugged hare
- (transitive, slang) To put into jail.
- (intransitive) To utter a sound like "jug", as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.
- (intransitive, of quails or partridges) To nestle or collect together in a covey.
Translations
to stew in an earthenware
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to put in jail
Albanian
Etymology
Borrowing from Serbo-Croatian jug.
Noun
jug m (definite singular jugu)
Antonyms
Derived terms
See also
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin jugum, iugum, from Proto-Italic *jugom, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.
Noun
jug n (plural juguri)
Declension
declension of jug
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) jug | jugul | (niște) juguri | jugurile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) jug | jugului | (unor) juguri | jugurilor |
| vocative | jugule | jugurilor | ||
Related terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *jugъ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jûɡ/
Noun
jȕg m (Cyrillic spelling ју̏г)
Declension
Declension of jug
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | jug |
| genitive | juga |
| dative | jugu |
| accusative | jug |
| vocative | juže |
| locative | jugu |
| instrumental | jugom |
Antonyms
Related Terms
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *jugъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjúːk/, /ˈjúk/
- Tonal orthography: jȗg, jȕg
Noun
júg or jùg m inan (genitive júga, uncountable)
Declension
Declension of júg (masculine inan., hard o-stem)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | júg |
| accusative | júg |
| genitive | júga |
| dative | júgu |
| locative | júgu |
| instrumental | júgom |
Declension of jùg (masculine inan., hard o-stem)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | jùg |
| accusative | jùg |
| genitive | júga |
| dative | júgu |
| locative | júgu |
| instrumental | júgom |