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jug

/d͡ʒʌɡ/noun, verb1 syllable

Jug means: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail.

Synonyms for jug10

noun, as in the quantity contained in a jug

jugful

verb, as in lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, gaol, put away, remand

What does jug mean?4

verb

1

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail“The suspects were imprisoned without trial”

2

stew in an earthenware jug“jug the rabbit”

noun

1

the quantity contained in a jug

2

a large bottle with a narrow mouth

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with jug?16

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Jug in a sentence

  • Once your jug is cracked, better put flowers in it.AmarMecheri
  • This little jug is historic; it's more than eighty years old._undertoad
  • I knocked over a jug and broke it.CK
  • She was holding a jug in her hand.sundown
  • She returned from the kitchen with a small jug of milk and three glasses.sundown
  • The juice made a nice splosh as it splashed against the jug.frzzl
  • Benedito carried a jug of water to the picnic.Amastan
  • She left for the fountain to fill her jug.anzart

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of jug

as a noun

plural
jugs

as a verb

past tense
jugged
present participle
jugging
third-person singular
jugs
past participle
jugged