jug (n.)

  1. a large bottle with a narrow mouth

  2. the quantity contained in a jug

    [ Syn: jugful ]

    jug (v.)

  1. 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

    [ Syn: imprison , incarcerate , lag , immure , put behind bars , jail , gaol , put away , remand ]

  2. stew in an earthenware jug; jug the rabbit'

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