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jug¹
- /d͡ʒʌɡ/ US, UK
- /d͡ʒɐɡ/ Australia, New Zealand
- /d͡ʒʊɡ/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌɡ
Where it comes from
From Middle English jugge, of uncertain origin. Possibly a variant of Middle English jubbe, jobbe, iubbe, geobbe, itself of unknown origin; or perhaps continuing (in altered form) Old English ċēac (“pitcher; jug”). Compare also jug (“a low woman, maidservant”), from Jug, familiar form of Joanna. Prison sense attested from at least 1825 in Britain.
noun jugs
- 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.
- The amount that a jug can hold.
- Jail. 'I'm telling you trade secrets,' the father said, 'So don't you go talking about this to anyone else. You don't want me put in jug do you?'
- A woman's breasts. I was sucking my mom's left jug when I heard JD say, "Now we will experience the burden of the past."
- An upright electric kettle.
- A kind of large, high-powered vacuum tube. […] as shown in the August 2000 issue, using a pair of my favorite jugs, 807s.
- The P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft.
- A hold large enough for both hands
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A traditional dimpled glass with a handle, for serving a pint of beer.
Similar: handle
verb jugs · jugging · jugged
- To stew in an earthenware jug etc. jugged hare
- To put into jail.
- To utter a sound like "jug", as certain birds do, especially the nightingale. Down in the orchard a nightingale jug-jugged, as if he, too, had dropped into a soft billet.
- To nestle or collect together in a covey.
jug²
- /d͡ʒʌɡ/ US, UK
- /d͡ʒɐɡ/ Australia, New Zealand
- /d͡ʒʊɡ/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌɡ
Where it comes from
Blend of Jack Russell + pug.
noun jugs
- A small mixed breed of dog created by mating a Jack Russell terrier and a pug. When the dog’s owners returned with their shopping, I asked what the little dog was. She was a Jug, a Jack Russell-Pug cross. We found out lots about this crossbreed, thought long and hard, and decided a Jug and a Spitz could work really well together.
jug³
- /d͡ʒʌɡ/ US, UK
- /d͡ʒɐɡ/ Australia, New Zealand
- /d͡ʒʊɡ/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌɡ
Where it comes from
Probably from Latin jugum (“yoke, tether”). A folk etymology claims that it is an acronym for "justice under God" or "judgment under God". https://www.ignatius.edu/news/september-2017/jug-em-with-a-jugumhttps://catholicphilly.com/2021/10/news/local-news/local-priest-moves-closer-to-sainthood/
noun jugs · JUG
- Detention (after-school student punishment). “Take a week’s Jug,” he said, “and keep your nose clean.”
verb jugs · jugging · jugged · JUG
- To issue a detention (to a student). Students would say they “got JUGged,” meaning they’d been disciplined by a teacher. Most of the time punishment entailed memorizing a passage of a text or an obscure snatch of poetry.
jug⁴
- /d͡ʒʌɡ/ US, UK
- /d͡ʒɐɡ/ Australia, New Zealand
- /d͡ʒʊɡ/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌɡ
Where it comes from
Origin uncertain. Perhaps a shortening of juggernaut or an alteration of juke/jook. Compare juug.
verb jugs · jugging · jugged · jugg
- To hustle or make money, usually aggressively.
- To acquire or obtain through force; snatch, steal; to rob, especially in reference to jugging (which see). I just jugged a band director; now I got a brand new saxophone.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: jugful, immure, imprison, put away, incarcerate, gaol, jail, lag, remand, flagon, ewer, jar, pot, bowl, canteen, sap
Translations
Every language
noun serving vessel
| Español | jarra |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 주전자 jujeonja, 저그 jeogeu |
| 日本語 | 水差し mizusashi, ジャグ jagu |
| 中文 | 水罐 shuǐguàn, 罐子 guànzi, 罐 guàn |
| हिन्दी | जग jag, घड़ा ghaṛā |
| Kiswahili | jagi |
| Português | jarra, caneca |
| Français | cruche, carafe, pichet |
| Deutsch | Kanne, Krug |
| Italiano | bricco, brocca, bottiglione, bidone, orcio |
| Ελληνικά | κανάτι kanáti |
| Română | urcior, bidon |
| Русский | кувши́н kuvšín, жбан žban, графи́н grafín |
| Tiếng Việt | bình |
| العربية | زِير zīr, إِبْرِيق ʔibrīq |
| עברית | קַנְקַן qanqán |
noun amount a jug can hold
| Español | jarra |
|---|---|
| Русский | кувши́н kuvšín, жбан m with a lid žban |
verb to put in jail
| Italiano | arrestare |
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