
jug



ACRONYM
jug /dʒʌɡ/ noun [countable]
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Synonyms & Related Wordsjug[noun]Synonyms: container, carafe, crock, ewer, jar, pitcher, urn, vessel
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English Dictionaryjug /dʒʌɡ/
noun [countable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Origin: Perhaps from the female name Jug, given to ugly women, from Joan]
1. British English a container with a wide curved opening at the top and a handle, used especially at meals for pouring liquids
Synonym : pitcher American English:
a milk jug2. American English a deep round container with a very narrow opening at the top and a handle, used for holding liquids
Synonym : pitcher British English3. (
also jugful /ˈdʒʌɡfʊl/) the amount of liquid that a jug will hold
jug of
a jug of water4. jugs [plural] not polite a woman’s breasts
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Collocationsjug noun ADJ. measuring | china, earthenware, enamel, enamelled, glass, plastic | cream, milk, water, wine VERB + JUG fill, pour sth into He filled a jug with juice.
pour, tip She poured a jug of water over his head.
empty, pour sth from/out of PREP. ~ of a jug of milk [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
Acronyms and AbbreviationsJUG Justice Under God (punishment)
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