NOUN | artifact | jug | a large bottle with a narrow mouth |
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quantity | jug, jugful | the quantity contained in a jug | |
VERB | social | jug, imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, gaol, put away, remand | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail |
change | jug | stew in an earthenware jug |
Sounds | jhah'g | |
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Rhymes | bedbug ... Winnipeg: 26 rhymes with ahg... |
Meaning | A large bottle with a narrow mouth. | |
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Narrower | bellarmine, longbeard, long-beard, greybeard | A stoneware drinking jug with a long neck |
water jug | A jug that holds water | |
whiskey jug | A jug that contains whiskey | |
Broader | bottle | A glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids |
Spanish | jarra, jarro | |
Catalan | gerra | |
Verbs | jug | stew in an earthenware jug |
Meaning | The quantity contained in a jug. | |
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Synonym | jugful | |
Broader | containerful | The quantity that a container will hold |
Spanish | cántaro, jarra, jarro | |
Catalan | gerra | |
Verbs | jug | stew in an earthenware jug |
Meaning | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Model | They want to jug the prisoners | |
Synonyms | imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, gaol, put away, remand | |
Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Broader | confine, detain | deprive of freedom |
Spanish | apresar, aprisionar, encarcelar | |
Catalan | empresonar, encarcerar, engarjolar |
Meaning | stew in an earthenware jug. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "jug the rabbit" | |
Category | cooking, cookery, preparation | The act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat |
Broader | stew | cook slowly and for a long time in liquid / liquid |
Spanish | cocer en barro | |
Catalan | estofar | |
Nouns | jug | a large bottle with a narrow mouth |
jug | the quantity contained in a jug |
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