jug /dʒʌɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Perhaps from the female name Jug , given to ugly women, from Joan ]
1 . British English a container with a wide curved opening at the top and a handle, used especially at meals for pouring liquids SYN pitcher American English :
a milk jug
2 . American English a deep round container with a very narrow opening at the top and a handle, used for holding liquids SYN pitcher British English
3 . ( also jugful /ˈdʒʌɡfʊl/) the amount of liquid that a jug will hold
jug of
a jug of water
4 . jugs [plural] not polite a woman’s breasts