Jug
[dʒʌg] or [dʒʌɡ]
Definition
(noun.) a large bottle with a narrow mouth.
(noun.) the quantity contained in a jug.
(verb.) stew in an earthenware jug; 'jug the rabbit'.
Checked by Hank--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side.
(n.) A pitcher; a ewer.
(n.) A prison; a jail; a lockup.
(v. t.) To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare.
(v. t.) To commit to jail; to imprison.
(v. i.) To utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.
(v. i.) To nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of quails and partridges.
Checker: Thelma
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. [England.] Pitcher, ewer.[2]. [Colloquial.] Prison, jail, TOLLBOOTH, penitentiary, bridewell, workhouse, house of correction.
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Definition
n. a large vessel with a swelling body and narrow mouth for liquors.—v.t. to boil or stew as in a jug:—pr.p. jug′ging; pa.p. jugged.—Jugged hare (see Hare); Stone jug (slang) jail.
v.i. to utter the sound jug as certain birds esp. the nightingale.—n. Jug-jug.
Checker: Sherman
Unserious Contents or Definition
If you dream of jugs well filled with transparent liquids, your welfare is being considered by more than yourself. Many true friends will unite to please and profit you. If the jugs are empty, your conduct will estrange you from friends and station. Broken jugs, indicate sickness and failures in employment. If you drink wine from a jug, you will enjoy robust health and find pleasure in all circles. Optimistic views will possess you. To take an unpleasant drink from a jug, disappointment and disgust will follow pleasant anticipations.
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Examples
- The bottle and jug were again produced, and he mixed a weak draught, and another, and drank both in quick succession. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Mr. Micawber, who had been helping us all, out of the wash-hand-stand jug, replied: 'To Canterbury. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- He shall be kept in the Stone Jug, Charley, like a gentleman. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Mr Riderhood got out his bottle, and fetched his jug-full of water, and administered a potation. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He put the glasses and the bottle down on the log and set the jug on the ground. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- After supper, another jug of punch was put upon the table, together with a paper of cigars, and a couple of bottles of spirits. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Holmes stooped to the water-jug, moistened his sponge, and then rubbed it twice vigorously across and down the prisoner's face. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- How providential that he had presence of mind to think of the water-jug! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Bob's reappearance with a steaming jug broke off the conversation. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Here the stranger buried his countenance in a brown jug, but whether to hide his emotion or imbibe its contents, we cannot distinctly affirm. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Boil a short time, stirring occasionally; then let it settle and pour off the clear liquid into a bottle or jug and cork for use. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Bonello came out carrying the great jug of wine. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- You know where the coffee-room is,' said Smangle; 'just run down, and tell that gentleman you've come to help him up with the jug. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Then he picked up the wine jug and put it just inside the door. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Piani was taking the wooden cork out of a big wicker-covered wine jug. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Dear me, they are like a set of jugs! George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- In the stable the Captain found jugs full of old dollars and shillings. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I hearn all about it then, 'cause I got into the closet where Missis keeps the great jugs, and I hearn every word. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Also the beer in pitchers all through the afternoon, the beer sweating in its coldness in pitchers the size of water jugs. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Paul, as I looked at the six green and white dinner-plates; the four dishes, the cups and jugs to match. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
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