What does jug mean?

Definitions for jug
dʒʌgjug

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. jugnoun

    a large bottle with a narrow mouth

  2. jug, jugfulverb

    the quantity contained in a jug

  3. imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remandverb

    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"

  4. jugverb

    stew in an earthenware jug

    "jug the rabbit"

Wiktionary

  1. jugnoun

    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.

  2. jugnoun

    The amount that a jug can hold.

  3. jugnoun

    Jail.

  4. jugnoun

    A woman's breasts.

  5. jugnoun

    A kettle.

  6. jugverb

    To stew in an earthenware jug etc.

    jugged hare

  7. jugverb

    To put into jail.

  8. jugverb

    To utter a sound like "jug", as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.

  9. jugverb

    To nestle or collect together in a covey.

Wikipedia

  1. Jug

    A jug is a type of container commonly used to hold liquids. It has an opening, sometimes narrow, from which to pour or drink, and has a handle, and often a pouring lip. Jugs throughout history have been made of metal, and ceramic, or glass, and plastic is now common. In British English, jugs are pouring vessels for holding drinkable liquids, whether beer, water or soft drinks. In North American English these table jugs are usually called pitchers. Ewer is an older word for jugs or pitchers, and there are several others. Several other types of containers are also called jugs, depending on locale, tradition, and personal preference. Some types of bottles can be called jugs, particularly if the container has a narrow mouth and has a handle. Closures such as stoppers or screw caps are common for these retail packages.

ChatGPT

  1. jug

    A jug is a type of container, typically made of glass, ceramics, plastic or metal, with a wide mouth and a handle. It is commonly used for storing and serving liquids such as milk, water, or juice. Some jugs are also sealed with a lid.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Jugnoun

    a vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side

  2. Jugnoun

    a pitcher; a ewer

  3. Jugnoun

    a prison; a jail; a lockup

  4. Jugverb

    to seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare

  5. Jugverb

    to commit to jail; to imprison

  6. Jugverb

    to utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale

  7. Jugverb

    to nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of quails and partridges

  8. Etymology: [Prob. fr. Jug, a corruption of, or nickname for, Joanna; cf. 2d Jack, and Jill. See Johannes.]

Wikidata

  1. jug

    The jug as a musical instrument reached its height of popularity in the 1920s, when jug bands, such as Cannon's Jug Stompers were popular. The jug is an empty jug played with the mouth. With an embouchure like that used for a brass instrument, the musician holds the mouth of the jug about an inch from his or her mouth and emits a blast of sound, made by a buzzing of the lips, directly into it. The jug does not touch the musician's mouth, but serves as a resonating chamber to amplify and enrich the sound made by the musician's lips. Changes in pitch are controlled by loosening or tightening the lips. An accomplished jug player might have a two-octave range. Some players augment this sound with vocalizations, didgeridoo style, and even circular breathing. In performance, the jug sound is enhanced if the player stands with his back to a wall, which will reflect the sound towards the audience. The stovepipe is played in much the same manner, with the open-ended pipe being the resonating chamber. There is some similarity to the didgeridoo, but there is no contact between the stovepipe and the player's lips.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Jug

    jug, n. a large vessel with a swelling body and narrow mouth for liquors.—v.t. to boil or stew as in a jug:—pr.p. jug′ging; pa.p. jugged.—Jugged hare (see Hare); Stone jug (slang), jail. [Prob. Judy, jocularly applied to a drinking-vessel; cf. Jack and Jill in a like sense.]

  2. Jug

    jug, v.i. to utter the sound jug, as certain birds, esp. the nightingale.—n. Jug-jug. [Imit.]

Editors Contribution

  1. jug

    A type of product created and designed in various colors, materials, shapes, sizes and styles.

    WE bought a milk jug for our kitchen, we love it.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020  

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Etymology and Origins

  1. Jug

    Thieves’ slang for prison. See “In the Jug.”

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of jug in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of jug in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of jug in a Sentence

  1. Buddha:

    A jug fills drop by drop The tongue is like a sharp knife kills without drawing blood

  2. Omar Khayym:

    A Book of Verses undeneath the Bough, A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread and Thou Beside me singing in the Wilderness- Oh, Wilderness were Paradise enow

  3. Hannah Baxter:

    Bathing Culture is my go-to for a delicious, certified organic, biodegradable body wash that smells divine and leaves my skin supple and smooth, i stock up on the gallon jug about every nine months or so to refill my glass pump bottle, which is way more convenient than forgetting to order body wash at the last minute and panic buying something random from a bodega.

  4. Al Sharpton:

    I thought it was a good speech, now, in this particular case, dealing with my friend and brother Joe, if he was trying to get votes, it was not the vote-getting speech … I'm a minister. Either you get up, and you try to persuade people of their sins and appeal to their better angels. But when they come to church, and they still have the jug of whiskey up under the pew, you say, you’re going to hell. I think he gave a ‘you’re going to hell’ speech.

  5. Zach Johnson:

    I'm grateful. I'm humbled. I'm honored, this is the birthplace of the game, and that jug means so much in sports.

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