jug

CEFRB1

/d͡ʒʌɡ/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large bottle with a narrow mouth.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The amount that a jug can hold.

Examples

  • This little jug is historic; it's more than eighty years old.

  • A jug fills drop by drop.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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. A kind of large, high-powered vacuum tube.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To stew in an earthenware jug etc.

More examples

In context

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  • I just jugged a band director; now I got a brand new saxophone.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.