jugnoun
uk/dʒʌɡ/us/dʒʌɡ/jug 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 jug
[ C ] US UK pitcher 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 jug
[ C ] the amount of liquid that a jug holds:
a jug of milk
More 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.
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Containers for liquids and gases
- aerosol
- amphora
- barrel
- bottle
- bucket
- canister
- flask
- inkwell
- jar
- jeroboam
- jerrycan
- keg
- oxygen tank
- pitcher
- vacuum flask
- vase
- vat
- vial
- water bottle
- water tank
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Measurements of volume: informal
jug noun (PRISON)
[ U ] UK old-fashioned slang prison:
I always knew he'd end up in (the) jug.
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Prisons & parts of prisons
- approved school
- Bastille
- boot camp
- borstal
- brig
- clink
- gaoler
- halfway house
- HMP
- house of correction
- jail
- matron
- prison
- prison camp
- protective custody
- remand centre
- screw
- straightjacket
- straitjacket
- young offender institution
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jugful
noun [ C ] uk/ˈdʒʌɡ.fʊl/us/ˈdʒʌɡ.fʊl/
the amount held by a jug:
There was a jugful of water on each table.