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Definitions for Jug

[1] a large container usually made of earthenware, metal, or glass, commonly having a handle, a narrow neck, and sometimes a cap or cork.
[2] the contents of such a container; jugful: a jug of wine.
[3] Slang . jail; prison.
[4] jugs, Slang : Vulgar . a woman's breasts.
[5] to put into a jug.
[6] to stew (meat) in an earthenware jug.
[7] Slang . to put in jail; imprison.
[8] a sound made by a bird, especially a nightingale.
[9] to make such a sound.
[10] a vessel for holding or pouring liquids, usually having a handle and a spout or lip US equivalent: pitcher
[11] Australian and NZ such a vessel used as a kettle an electric jug
[12] US a large vessel with a narrow mouth
[13] Also called: jugful the amount of liquid held by a jug
[14] British informal a glass of alcoholic drink, esp beer
[15] a slang word for jail
[16] to stew or boil (meat, esp hare) in an earthenware container
[17] (tr) slang to put in jail

Words related to Jug

beaker, decanter, flask, jar, urn, bucket, vase, bottle, pot, carafe, tub, crock, amphora, pitcher, flagon, ewer, vessel, canteen, hooker, cruet

Words nearby Jug

judogi, judoka, judson, judy, jue, jug, jug band, jug wine, jugal, jugal bone, jugal furrow

Origin of Jug

2First recorded in 1515–25; imitative

Word origin for Jug

C16: probably from Jug, nickname from girl's name Joan

Synonyms for Jug

beaker, bottle, bucket, carafe, decanter, flask, jar, pot, tub, urn, vase, amphora, canteen, crock, cruet, ewer, flagon, growler, hooker, pitcher, vessel