—jug /dʒʌɡ/
noun (CONTAINER)
B1 [C] UK (US pitcher) a container for holding liquids that has a handle and a shaped opening at the top for pouring:
» a glass/plastic jug» a milk/water jugThesaurus+: ↑Containers for liquids and gasesF0 [C] US a large, round container for liquids that has a flat base, a handle, and a very narrow raised opening at the top for pouring:
» a whiskey jugThesaurus+: ↑Containers for liquids and gasesF0 [C] the amount of liquid that a jug holds:
» a jug of milkThesaurus+: ↑Informal measurements of volume , ↑Measurements of volumejugful /ˈdʒʌɡ.fʊl/ noun [C]► F0 the amount held by a jug: » There was a jugful of water on each table.Thesaurus+: ↑Informal measurements of volume , ↑Measurements of volume
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Extra Examples:» This jug holds exactly one pint.» The milk overflowed when I poured it into the jug.» She filled the jug up with cream.» He filled the jug to the brim.noun [U] UK OLD-FASHIONED SLANG (PRISON)
► F0 prison: » I always knew he'd end up in (the) jug.Thesaurus+: ↑Prisons and parts of prisonsjugful /ˈdʒʌɡ.fʊl/ noun [C]► F0 the amount held by a jug: » There was a jugful of water on each table.Thesaurus+: ↑Informal measurements of volume , ↑Measurements of volume