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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: jug

1
 nv
a large bottle with a narrow mouth
stew in an earthenware jug
2
 v
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: jug
1

n a large bottle with a narrow mouth

Types:
bellarmine, greybeard, long-beard, longbeard
a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)
water jug
a jug that holds water
whiskey jug
a jug that contains whiskey
Type of:
bottle
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

n the quantity contained in a jug

Synonyms:
jugful
Type of:
containerful
the quantity that a container will hold

v stew in an earthenware jug

“jug the rabbit”
Type of:
stew
cook slowly and for a long time in liquid
2

v lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

Synonyms:
gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand
Type of:
confine, detain
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
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