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4 definitions found 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["o]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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: jug n 1: a large bottle with a narrow mouth 2: the quantity contained in a jug [syn: {jugful}] v 1: lock up in jail [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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