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jug en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • jŭg
  • /d͡ʒɐɡ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /d͡ʒʊɡ/ (Northern-England)
  • /d͡ʒʌɡ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English jugge, of uncertain origin. Possibly a variant of Middle English jubbe, jobbe, iubbe, geobbe, itself of unknown origin; or perhaps continuing (in altered form) Old English ċēac (“pitcher; jug”). Compare also jug (“a low woman, maidservant”), from Jug, familiar form of Joanna. Prison sense attested from at least 1825 in Britain.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A serving vessel or container, typically 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.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The amount that a jug can hold.
  3. (countable, slang, uncountable) Jail.
    • I was 'counsel for the defence', or 'prisoner's friend'. My chap had deserted for nearly two years and spent six months in a civvy jug. With papers under my arm and serious countenance I visited him in his cell day after day, […] 1998, John Gunn, Dear Descendants: Recollections for a Gunn Family History 1945-1957, page 19:
    • 'I'm telling you trade secrets,' the father said, 'So don't you go talking about this to anyone else. You don't want me put in jug do you?' 1988, Roald Dahl, Matilda:
  4. (countable, in-plural, slang, uncountable, vulgar) A woman's breasts.
    • With her left hand on her right jug, she put her mouth to her other tit. 2010, Ben Niemand, The Sexperts, →ISBN:
    • I blew into her ear, and trailed a finger idly down her shoulder until I reached her left jug, the better of a nearly perfect pair. 2010, David Mason, Devil's food:
    • I was sucking my mom's left jug when I heard JD say, "Now we will experience the burden of the past." 1985, Epoch, Volumes 24-25:
  5. (Australia, New-Zealand, countable, uncountable) An upright electric kettle.
  6. (countable, in-plural, qualifier:CB radio slang, uncountable) A kind of large, high-powered vacuum tube.
    • […] as shown in the August 2000 issue, using a pair of my favorite jugs, 807s. 2001, 73 Amateur Radio Today, numbers 482-493, page 8:
  7. (US, countable, slang, uncountable) The P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft.
  8. (countable, uncountable) A hold large enough for both hands
  9. (UK, countable, informal, uncountable) A traditional dimpled glass with a handle, for serving a pint of beer.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
jugs Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

jug band (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · love jug (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · juglike (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · the jug goes to the well until it breaks (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · jugware (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · jug wine (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · Bartmann jug (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · jugline (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · jug ears (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · little brown jug (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · claret jug (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · jughead (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · measuring jug (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · jug-heavy (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · shepherd's jug (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · stone jug (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · jugfish (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · juglet (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · Toby jug (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · puzzle jug (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · milk jug (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · put the plug in the jug (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · water jug (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · pumpkin jug (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · waterjug (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · Toby Fillpot jug (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · jugful (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · jughandle (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · jug hold (Terms derived from jug (noun)) · jug-eared (Terms derived from jug (noun))

Descendants

siwg · dyogo · jẁg · jwg

Synonyms

handle

Translations (200)

dlm paila (serving vessel) · kk құмыра (serving vessel) · th เต้าน้ำ (serving vessel) · oc gèrla (serving vessel) · wa djusse (serving vessel) · id kendi (serving vessel) · th คนโท (serving vessel) · uz kuvacha (serving vessel) · oc jarra (serving vessel) · lv krūze (serving vessel) · fr pichet (serving vessel) · ang ċēac (serving vessel) · lo ຄັນໂທ (serving vessel) · ka გრაფინი (serving vessel) · it brocca (serving vessel) · rup potã (serving vessel) · rup poci (serving vessel) · tr sürahi (serving vessel) · uk глек (serving vessel) · lo ອຸ່ມ (serving vessel) · gl falcona (slang: jail) · la hirnea (serving vessel) · pl dzban (serving vessel) · st jeke (serving vessel) · mi tiaka (serving vessel) · az bardaq (serving vessel) · mk бо́кал (amount a jug can hold) · fa کوزه (serving vessel) · ka საპატიმრო (slang: jail) · cs džbánek (serving vessel) · af beker (serving vessel) · ru кувши́н (amount a jug can hold) · ms jag (serving vessel) · ru жбан m with a lid (amount a jug can hold) · ar إِبْرِيق (serving vessel) · cs džbán (amount a jug can hold) · yag čanka (serving vessel) · hi घड़ा (serving vessel) · cs loch (slang: jail) · is kanna (serving vessel) · sv kanna (serving vessel) · de Knast (slang: jail) · el κανάτι (serving vessel) · gl pichela (serving vessel) · pt caneca (serving vessel) · th กระติก (serving vessel) · pdt Kruck (serving vessel) · uk збан (serving vessel) · ka ციხე (slang: jail) · be гарла́ч (serving vessel) · fi pytty (slang: jail) · pl dzbanek (serving vessel) · bg ка́на (serving vessel) · uz koʻza (serving vessel) · oc dorna (serving vessel) · nl kan (amount a jug can hold) · tg кӯза (serving vessel) · rup cavan (serving vessel) · gl cagarrón (slang: jail) · lo ອອມ (serving vessel) · af tjoekie (slang: jail) · mk бо́кал (serving vessel) · uk дзбанок (serving vessel) · af kan (serving vessel) · sl vrč (amount a jug can hold) · gl caneca (serving vessel) · de Kanne (serving vessel) · lo ກຸນໂທ (serving vessel) · tg куза (serving vessel) · sh krčag (serving vessel) · uk дзбан (serving vessel) · vo luflad (serving vessel) · ru графи́н (serving vessel) · tk küýze (serving vessel) · ka დოქი (amount a jug can hold) · tet lolo (serving vessel) · uk джбан (serving vessel) · cy jwg (serving vessel) · es trullo (slang: jail) · rup putets (serving vessel) · is fangelsi (slang: jail) · sw jagi (serving vessel) · gl brico (serving vessel) · az səhəng (serving vessel) · cmn(serving vessel) · ja 水差し (serving vessel) · dsb kana (serving vessel) · th คนที (serving vessel) · it bidone (serving vessel) · de Krug (serving vessel) · gd siuga (amount a jug can hold) · frr Krük (serving vessel) · zlw-osk krčah (serving vessel) · th เหยือก (serving vessel) · ga crúsca (serving vessel) · th กระปุก (serving vessel) · it bricco (serving vessel) · zza sılahi (serving vessel) · lo ເຕົ້າ (serving vessel) · ka კოკა (serving vessel) · rup cãnatã (serving vessel) · is krús (amount a jug can hold) · my ကရား (serving vessel) · sh врч (serving vessel) · et kann (serving vessel) · gl choupana (slang: jail) · rup cingu (serving vessel) · sl bokal (amount a jug can hold) · fi kannu (serving vessel) · cmn 水罐 (serving vessel) · cs basa (slang: jail) · es jarra (serving vessel) · sl vrč (serving vessel) · rup budic (serving vessel) · nrf jougue (serving vessel) · frr Kruus (serving vessel) · ota كوپ (serving vessel) · ka ქვევრი (serving vessel) · nl bak (slang: jail) · nrf cannée (amount a jug can hold) · cs džbánek (amount a jug can hold) · eu txarro (serving vessel) · rup ulcior (serving vessel) · eo kruĉo (serving vessel) · hu kanna (serving vessel) · prg krags (serving vessel) · hi जग (serving vessel) · fi kannullinen (amount a jug can hold) · lo ອຸ (serving vessel) · sk džbán (serving vessel) · nl kan (serving vessel) · wa djusse (amount a jug can hold) · ca gerra (amount a jug can hold) · mk за́твор (slang: jail) · ru кувши́н (serving vessel) · am ደምበጃን (serving vessel) · az küpə (serving vessel) · ota جره (serving vessel) · th กุมภ (serving vessel) · ru жбан (serving vessel) · lt ąsotis (serving vessel) · bg дранголник (slang: jail) · ug ئاپتوۋا (serving vessel) · ota دستی (serving vessel) · is kanna (amount a jug can hold) · sh крчаг (serving vessel) · vi bình (serving vessel) · fr carafe (serving vessel) · ro bidon (serving vessel) · gd siuga (serving vessel) · es jarra (amount a jug can hold) · pl gąsior (serving vessel) · hu kancsó (serving vessel) · sh bokal (serving vessel) · is krús (serving vessel) · lo ໂຫລ (serving vessel) · it prigione (slang: jail) · bn জগ (serving vessel) · rup dud (serving vessel) · gl xerra (serving vessel) · sl bokal (serving vessel) · udi гамат (serving vessel) · ja ジャグ (serving vessel) · uk гле́чик (serving vessel) · ca gerra (serving vessel) · th กุณฑี (serving vessel) · sh vrč (serving vessel) · uk жбан (serving vessel) · rup bot (serving vessel) · ky кумура (serving vessel) · my ဘူး (serving vessel) · nl kruik (serving vessel) · ka დოქი (serving vessel) · bg стомна (serving vessel) · is steininn (slang: jail) · he קַנְקַן (serving vessel) · cs džbán (serving vessel) · ro urcior (serving vessel) · hy սափոր (serving vessel) · lv kanna (serving vessel) · gl picheta (serving vessel) · gl cilona (slang: jail) · it galera (slang: jail) · it bottiglione (serving vessel) · sh бокал (serving vessel) · ar زِير (serving vessel) · ko 주전자 (serving vessel) · lo ໂຖ (serving vessel) · gl xerra (amount a jug can hold) · be збан (serving vessel) · nrf canne (serving vessel) · pt jarra (serving vessel) · bo ཆུ་སྣོད (serving vessel) · xal буһш (serving vessel) · cmn 罐子 (serving vessel) · fr cruche (serving vessel) · ko 저그 (serving vessel) · it orcio (serving vessel) · be жбан (serving vessel) · hy կուժ (serving vessel)

Source: en.wiktionary, “jug” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

jug en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • jŭg
  • /d͡ʒɐɡ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /d͡ʒʊɡ/ (Northern-England)
  • /d͡ʒʌɡ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English jugge, of uncertain origin. Possibly a variant of Middle English jubbe, jobbe, iubbe, geobbe, itself of unknown origin; or perhaps continuing (in altered form) Old English ċēac (“pitcher; jug”). Compare also jug (“a low woman, maidservant”), from Jug, familiar form of Joanna. Prison sense attested from at least 1825 in Britain.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To stew in an earthenware jug etc.
    • jugged hare
  2. (slang, transitive) To put into jail.
  3. (intransitive) To utter a sound like "jug", as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.
    • Down in the orchard a nightingale jug-jugged, as if he, too, had dropped into a soft billet. 1916, R. Austin Freeman, chapter 8, in The Exploits of Danby Croker:
  4. (intransitive, of quails or partridges) To nestle or collect together in a covey.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
jugged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
jugged Tense=Past lexicographic
jugging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
jugs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Translations (8)

is stinga í steininn (to put in jail) · is fangelsa (to put in jail) · is sjóða í leirpotti með loki (to stew in an earthenware) · is sjóða í leirpotti (to stew in an earthenware) · is setja í fangelsi (to put in jail) · it arrestare (to put in jail) · is henda í fangelsi (to put in jail) · is stinga inn (to put in jail)

Source: en.wiktionary, “jug” (verb), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

jug en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • jŭg
  • /d͡ʒɐɡ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /d͡ʒʊɡ/ (Northern-England)
  • /d͡ʒʌɡ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Blend of Jack Russell + pug.

Meanings

  1. A small mixed breed of dog created by mating a Jack Russell terrier and a pug.
    • 2015, George Hoppendale, Jugs: Jug Dog Complete Owners Manual - Jug book for care, costs, feeding, grooming, health and training, Internet Marketing Business
    • When the dog’s owners returned with their shopping, I asked what the little dog was. She was a Jug, a Jack Russell-Pug cross. We found out lots about this crossbreed, thought long and hard, and decided a Jug and a Spitz could work really well together. 2013, Lost & Found: True tales of love and rescue from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, Penguin Group:
    • Stanley ¶ Jug (Jack Russell/Pug cross); 18 months old; keeps fit chasing his ball or frisbee, but would rather be laid on his back, snoring 2018, Cheryl Murphy, Dogs just wanna have FUN!, Veloce Publishing, page 110:
    • 2014, Alan Kenworthy, Jugs: Buying, Caring For, Grooming, Health, Training and Understanding Your Jug Dog or Puppy, Feel Happy Limited

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
jugs Number=Plur lexicographic
Source: en.wiktionary, “jug” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

jug en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • jŭg
  • /d͡ʒɐɡ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /d͡ʒʊɡ/ (Northern-England)
  • /d͡ʒʌɡ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Probably from Latin jugum (“yoke, tether”). A folk etymology claims that it is an acronym for "justice under God" or "judgment under God". https://www.ignatius.edu/news/september-2017/jug-em-with-a-jugumhttps://catholicphilly.com/2021/10/news/local-news/local-priest-moves-closer-to-sainthood/

Meanings

  1. (US, countable, qualifier:Jesuit schools, uncountable) Detention (after-school student punishment).
    • “Take a week’s Jug,” he said, “and keep your nose clean.” 1970, Kenneth H. Brown, The Narrows, New York City: The Deal Press, via Google Books:
    • In addition to JUGs and disciplinary lectures, spats and hacks, paddles used to smack misbehaving students, often went with receiving a JUG. 2020 March 8, Steele Clevenger, “A Look Back at JUGs”, in The Jesuit Chronicle, Beaverton, Oregon: Jesuit High School, retrieved 24 Nov 2021:
    • A common infraction that landed pupils in jug was getting caught using a stairwell that was reserved for use by faculty and other adults. 2018 October 16, Ted Slowik, “Slowik: Reunion reveals changes to high school, people and places in 35 years”, in Chicago Tribune, retrieved 24 Nov 2021:
    • In days gone by jugs included the memorization of Shakespeare or the writing out of some well-known document like the Constitution. 2017 September 14, Tom Healey, “Jug 'Em with a Jugum”, in Lessons from Loyola Hall, Cleveland: Saint Ignatius High School, retrieved 24 Nov 2021:
    • I had another role that earned me almost no appreciation at all: I served as the master after classes in the JUG room, where students appeared when they received detention. 2017 June 12, Stephen, N., S.J. Katsouros, Come To Believe: How the Jesuits are Reinventing Education (Again), Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, via Google Books, →ISBN, page 27:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
jugs Number=Plur lexicographic
JUG alternative lexicographic
Source: en.wiktionary, “jug” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

jug en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • jŭg
  • /d͡ʒɐɡ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /d͡ʒʊɡ/ (Northern-England)
  • /d͡ʒʌɡ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Probably from Latin jugum (“yoke, tether”). A folk etymology claims that it is an acronym for "justice under God" or "judgment under God". https://www.ignatius.edu/news/september-2017/jug-em-with-a-jugumhttps://catholicphilly.com/2021/10/news/local-news/local-priest-moves-closer-to-sainthood/

Meanings

  1. (US, qualifier:Jesuit schools, transitive) To issue a detention (to a student).
    • The first time I met Ben was in after-school detention. He’d been jugged for faking his mom’s signature, and I was serving for clapping erasers in the hallway. 2009, Anthony Varallo, This Day in History, Iowa City, Iowa: University of Iowa Press, via Google Books, →ISBN, page 6:
    • Students would say they “got JUGged,” meaning they’d been disciplined by a teacher. Most of the time punishment entailed memorizing a passage of a text or an obscure snatch of poetry. 2007 June 19, Julia Flynn Siler, The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty, New York City: Penguin Group, →ISBN, page 60:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
jugging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
jugged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
jugged Tense=Past lexicographic
JUG alternative lexicographic
jugs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
Source: en.wiktionary, “jug” (verb), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

jug en · VERB · etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • jŭg
  • /d͡ʒɐɡ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /d͡ʒʊɡ/ (Northern-England)
  • /d͡ʒʌɡ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Origin uncertain. Perhaps a shortening of juggernaut or an alteration of juke/jook. Compare juug.

Meanings

  1. (slang) To hustle or make money, usually aggressively.
  2. (slang) To acquire or obtain through force; snatch, steal; to rob, especially in reference to jugging (which see).
    • I just jugged a band director; now I got a brand new saxophone.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
jugs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
jugging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
jugg alternative lexicographic
jugged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
jugged Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

jugging