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English noun: jug | |||
| 1. | jug (artifact) a large bottle with a narrow mouth | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bottle | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bellarmine, greybeard, long-beard, longbeard, water jug, whiskey jug | ||
| 2. | jug (quantity) the quantity contained in a jug | ||
| Synonyms | jugful | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | containerful | ||
English verb: jug | |||
| 1. | jug (social) lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | ||
| Samples | The suspects were imprisoned without trial. The murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life. | ||
| Examples | They want to jug the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | confine, detain | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| 2. | jug (change) stew in an earthenware jug | ||
| Samples | Jug the rabbit. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stew | ||
| Domain category | cookery, cooking, preparation | ||
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