jug

/dʤʌg/

Thân thiện

A child carefully pours milk from a small jug into a glass.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A container for liquids: A "jug" is a deep container, typically made of earthenware, glass, or plastic, with a handle and often a spout or a narrow mouth, used for holding and pouring liquids.
   • The contents of such a container: "Jug" can also refer to the amount of liquid a jug holds.
   • (Slang) A jail or prison: Informally, "jug" is used to refer to a prison or jail.

2. Verb:

   • To stew in a jug: To cook food, especially meat like rabbit or hare, slowly in a jug or earthenware pot.
   • (Slang) To imprison: To lock someone up in jail.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Container):
  • She poured milk from the jug into her glass.
  • We bought a ceramic jug for iced tea.
• Noun (Contents):
  • He drank a whole jug of water after the run.
• Noun (Slang: Jail):
  • He spent a night in the jug for disorderly conduct.
• Verb (To stew):
  • The recipe says to jug the hare with red wine and herbs.
• Verb (Slang: To imprison):
  • The police jugged the suspect for questioning.

Advanced Usage

• "Jug band": A musical ensemble that uses jugs, often as wind instruments by blowing across the opening.
  • They formed a jug band, using washboards and jugs for instruments.
• "Jug handle": A type of road junction or a turn that resembles the handle of a jug.
  • Take the jug handle to make a left turn.

Variants and Related Words

• Jugful (n): The amount a jug can hold.
  • Add a jugful of water to the mixture.
• Jugged (adj): (Of meat) stewed in a jug or jar.
  • Jugged hare is a traditional dish.

Synonyms

• Noun (Container): Pitcher, ewer, carafe, flagon.
• Noun (Jail): Prison, jail, lockup, clink (slang).
• Verb (To stew): Braise, stew, casserole.
• Verb (To imprison): Incarcerate, imprison, jail, lock up.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Jug" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its verb meanings are typically used directly.)

Related Idioms

• "Jug ears": (Informal) A description for ears that stick out prominently.
  • The cartoon character was drawn with big jug ears.
• "In the jug": (Slang) In prison.
  • He's back in the jug for another robbery.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the quantity contained in a jug
2. a large bottle with a narrow mouth

Verb

1. stew in an earthenware jug
   • jug the rabbit
2. 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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• jugful