JUG


Meaning of JUG in English

n. & v.

--n.

1. a a deep vessel for holding liquids, with a handle and often with a spout or lip shaped for pouring. b the contents of this; a jugful.

2 US a large jar with a narrow mouth.

3 sl. prison.

4 (in pl.) US coarse sl. a woman's breasts.

--v.tr. (jugged, jugging)

1. (usu. as jugged adj.) stew or boil (a hare or rabbit) in a covered vessel.

2 sl. imprison.

Derivatives:

jugful n. (pl. -fuls).

Etymology: perh. f. Jug, pet-form of the name Joan etc.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.