Jug
/dʒʌɡ/
Definitions
3 meaningsA container, typically made of glass, earthenware, or plastic, with a handle and a spout, used for holding and pouring liquids.
/dʒʌɡ/
A container, typically with a handle and a pouring spout.
He filled the jug with water.
💡 Simply: Imagine a big, cool pitcher you use to pour lemonade on a hot day. That's a jug! It has a handle and a spout, like a big cup for drinks.
👶 For kids: A jug is a container with a handle and a spout, used to hold liquids like juice or water.
More Examples
She poured the milk from the jug.
The jug was made of ceramic.
How It's Used
"She poured the juice from the jug into the glasses."
"The restaurant served water in a ceramic jug."
To put (a liquid) in a jug.
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To put something in a jug.
She jugged the freshly squeezed orange juice.
💡 Simply: To put a liquid *into* the container called a jug. Like when you put water into a jug.
👶 For kids: To put something, like water or juice, into a jug.
More Examples
I'll jug the milk for the party later.
How It's Used
"He jugged the lemonade."
A prison or jail (informal).
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A prison (informal).
He's been in the jug for three years.
💡 Simply: The word "jug" is slang for jail, like saying someone went to the big house.
👶 For kids: Sometimes, "jug" is a silly word for jail.
More Examples
The lawyer promised to get him out of the jug soon.
How It's Used
"He got sent to the jug for a petty crime."
Idioms & expressions
juggle
To keep several things in the air at once by repeatedly throwing and catching them.
"He juggled three balls at once."
From Middle English jogge, from a Germanic source, akin to Old English *gycgan ('to jerk').
The word "jug" has been used since the 14th century to describe a container for liquids.
Memory tip
Think of a pitcher that you pour drinks from.
Word Origin
"A container"