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Jug

/d͡ʒʌɡ/

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.

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📖 Definitions of "Jug"

noun

1
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.
2
The amount that a jug can hold.
3
Jail.
4
(chiefly in the plural) A woman's breasts.

verb

1
To stew in an earthenware jug etc.
"jugged hare"
2
To put into jail.
3
To utter a sound like "jug", as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.
4
(of quails or partridges) To nestle or collect together in a covey.

🔄 Synonyms of "Jug"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
gaolnoun	(British) Dated spelling of jail.
incarcerateverb	(chiefly US, transitive) To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
immureverb	(transitive) To cloister, confine, imprison or hole up: to lock someone up or seclude oneself behind walls.
lagnoun	Late.
remandnoun	The act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial.
put awayverb	(transitive) To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up.
jailnoun	A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
imprisonverb	(transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.
jugfulnoun	As much as a jug will hold.
put behind barsverb	lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Jug"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
jugfulnoun	As much as a jug will hold.
immurenoun	(obsolete) A wall; an enclosure.
imprisonverb	(transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.
put awayverb	(transitive) To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up.
incarcerateverb	(chiefly US, transitive) To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
gaolnoun	(British) Dated spelling of jail.
jailnoun	A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
lagnoun	(countable) A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency.
remandnoun	The act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial.
put behind barsverb	lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
flagonnoun	A large vessel resembling a jug, usually with a handle, lid, and spout, for serving drinks such as cider or wine at a table; specifically (Christianity), such a vessel used to hold the wine for the ritual of Holy Communion.
ewernoun	A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape like a vase and a handle. Originally used for carrying water
jarnoun	(originally) An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial.
potnoun	A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, possibly excluding saucepans (see usage notes).
bowlnoun	A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
canteennoun	A small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work.
sapnoun	(uncountable) The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition.
baloneynoun	(uncountable, chiefly US, slang) Nonsense.
tanknoun	A closed container for liquids or gases.
tummynoun	(colloquial, often childish) The stomach or belly.