Jug : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Jug	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Jug
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jug n a large bottle with a narrow mouth the quantity contained in a jug Synonym(s): jug, jugful v 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" Synonym(s): imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand stew in an earthenware jug; "jug the rabbit"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jug \Jug\, n. [Prob. fr. Jug, a corruption of, or nickname for, Joanna; cf. 2d Jack, and Jill. See {Johannes}.] 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. [Eng.] 3. A prison; a jail; a lockup. [Slang] --Gay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jug \Jug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jugged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jugging}.] 1. To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare. 2. To commit to jail; to imprison. [Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jug \Jug\, v. i. (Zo[94]l.) 1. 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.