n. | 1. | |
1. | A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side. | |
2. | A pitcher; a ewer. | |
3. | A prison; a jail; a lockup. | |
4. | A woman's breasts; | |
v. t. | 1. | To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; |
2. | To commit to jail; to imprison. | |
v. i. | 1. | (Zool.) To utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale. |
2. | To nestle or collect together in a covey; - said of quails and partridges. |
Noun | 1. | jug - a large bottle with a narrow mouth |
2. | jug - the quantity contained in a jug Synonyms: jugful | |
Verb | 1. | jug - lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" |
2. | jug - stew in an earthenware jug; "jug the rabbit" |