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WIKTIONARY
jug
Noun
  • A serving vessel or container, 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. slang
  • A woman's breasts. vulgar, slang, chiefly in the plural
  • A kettle. New Zealand
Verb
  • To stew in an earthenware jug etc. transitive
  • To put into jail. transitive, slang
  • To utter a sound like "jug", as certain birds do, especially the nightingale. intransitive
  • To nestle or collect together in a covey. intransitive, of quails or partridges