JUG


Meaning of JUG in English

jug 1

/jug/ , n. , v. , jugged, jugging .

n.

1. a large container usually made of earthenware, metal, or glass, commonly having a handle, a narrow neck, and sometimes a cap or cork.

2. the contents of such a container; jugful: a jug of wine.

3. Slang. jail; prison.

4. jugs , Slang ( vulgar ). a woman's breasts.

v.t.

5. to put into a jug.

6. to stew (meat) in an earthenware jug.

7. Slang. to put in jail; imprison.

[ 1530-40; perh. special use of Jug hypocoristic form of Joan, woman's name ]

jug 2

/jug/ , n. , v. , jugged, jugging .

n.

1. a sound made by a bird, esp. a nightingale.

v.i.

2. to make such a sound.

[ 1515-25; imit. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .