jug

Noun · Verb

WordNet 3.0

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”Synonyms: imprison incarcerate lag immure put behind bars jail gaol put away remand
stew in an earthenware jug“jug the rabbit”

Jug \Jug\, v. i. (Zool.)

1.To utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale. [1913 Webster]

2.To nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of quails and partridges. [1913 Webster]

Jug \Jug\ (j[u^]g), n. [Prob. fr. Jug, a corruption of, or nickname for, Joanna; cf. 2d Jack, and Jill. See Johannes.] [1913 Webster]

1.A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side. [1913 Webster]

2.A pitcher; a ewer. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]

3.A prison; a jail; a lockup. [Slang] --Gay. [1913 Webster]

4.(pl.) A woman's breasts; as, nice jugs. [vulgar slang] [PJC]

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).] [1913 Webster]

1.To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare. [1913 Webster]

2.To commit to jail; to imprison. [Slang] [1913 Webster]