jug

//dʒʌɡ//
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Noun

jugSingular
jugsPlural
1

A deep container with a handle and a lip or spout, used for holding and pouring liquids.

She poured water from the jug into the glass.

2

The contents of a jug; a jugful.

She drank a whole jug of lemonade.

3

(British, slang) Prison.

He spent two years in the jug for theft.

Verb

1

To stew or boil meat, especially hare, in a covered container.

She jugged the hare with red wine and herbs.

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