jug

  1. Noun.  A serving vessel or container, circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, a handle and often a stopper or top.
  2. Noun.  The amount that a jug can hold.
  3. Noun.  (slang) Jail.
  4. Noun.  (vulgar, slang) A woman's breasts.
  5. Noun.  (New Zealand) A kettle.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To stew in an earthenware jug etc.
  7. Verb.  (transitive, slang) To put into jail.
  8. Verb.  (intransitive) To utter a sound like "jug", as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.
  9. Verb.  (intransitive, of quails or partridges) To nestle or collect together in a covey.

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