English dictionary

jug

/dZ//@/g/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a large bottle with a narrow mouth

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
the quantity contained in a jug

noun.quantity

Synonyms jugful

Source: WordNet 3.0
A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side.

noun

Source: webster1913

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

verb.social

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

Source: WordNet 3.0
stew in an earthenware jug

verb.change

Examples
Jug the rabbit.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to <i>jug</i> a hare.

verb

Source: webster1913
To utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.

verb

Source: webster1913