[syn: imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand]
2. stew in an earthenware jug;
- Example: "jug the rabbit"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jug \Jug\, v. i. (Zool.)
1. To utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds
do, especially the nightingale.
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2. To nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of
quails and partridges.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jug \Jug\ (j[u^]g), n. [Prob. fr. Jug, a corruption of, or
nickname for, Joanna; cf. 2d Jack, and Jill. See Johannes.]
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1. A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling
belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side.
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2. A pitcher; a ewer. [Eng.]
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3. A prison; a jail; a lockup. [Slang] --Gay.
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4. (pl.) A woman's breasts; as, nice jugs. [vulgar slang]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jug \Jug\ (j[u^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jugged (j[u^]gd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Jugging (j[u^]g"g[i^]ng).]
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1. To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling
water; as, to jug a hare.
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2. To commit to jail; to imprison. [Slang]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
jug
n 1: a large bottle with a narrow mouth
2: the quantity contained in a jug [syn: jug, jugful]
v 1: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were
imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated
for the rest of his life" [syn: imprison, incarcerate,
lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol,
put away, remand]
2: stew in an earthenware jug; "jug the rabbit"