jug

Meanings

Plural: jugs

Noun

a large bottle with a narrow mouth
the quantity contained in a jug
A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.
The amount that a jug can hold.
Jail.
A woman's breasts.
An upright electric kettle.
A kind of large, high-powered vacuum tube.
The P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft.
A hold large enough for both hands
A traditional dimpled glass with a handle, for serving a pint of beer.
A small mixed breed of dog created by mating a Jack Russell terrier and a pug.
detention (after-school student punishment)

Verb

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
stew in an earthenware jug
- "jug the rabbit"
To stew in an earthenware jug etc.
To put into jail.
To utter a sound like "jug", as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.
To nestle or collect together in a covey.
to issue a detention (to a student)
To hustle or make money, usually aggressively.
To acquire or obtain through force; snatch, steal; to rob, especially in reference to jugging (which see).

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English jugge, of uncertain origin. Possibly a variant of Middle English jubbe, jobbe, iubbe, geobbe, itself of unknown origin; or perhaps continuing (in altered form) Old English ċēac (“pitcher; jug”). Compare also jug (“a low woman, maidservant”), from Jug, familiar form of Joanna.

Synonyms

gaol, handle, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jugful, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand

Scrabble Score: 11

jug is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
jug is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
jug is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

jug is a valid Words With Friends word