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noun

ˈjəg How to pronounce jug (audio)
Definition of jugnext
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as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody some no-good fellow who had spent most of his life in and out of the county jug

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as in pitcher
a handled container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or a spout put a jug of milk on the table

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verb

as in to jail
to put in or as if in prison the luckless crooks got jugged before they knew what hit them

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Recent Examples of jug
Noun
The classics are all there: portafilters, a tamper, a milk steamer and a milk jug. — Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2022 The basket-weave soles are grippy and hug wet pavement as closely as a bear with a jug of honey. — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 12 Nov. 2022
Verb
Sure, jugging a mom-and-coach role isn’t always smooth. — Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025 Bank jugging occurs when suspects watch ATMs and banks and then follow people who withdraw cash to other places and then try to rob them. — Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 13 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for jug
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jug
  1. jail
  2. pitcher
  3. penitentiary
  4. bottle
  5. imprison
  6. prison
  7. cup
  8. pen
Noun
  • However, on March 27, a paperwork error allowed Guzman to walk out of the Clayton County jail a free man.
    — Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The five were booked in Columbia County jail, records show.
    — Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of jail
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  • Trivia time By wins above replacement (according to Baseball-Reference) with both franchises, the three best players to suit up for both the Mets and Twins are all left-handed pitchers.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Boyd Softball Abby Atkinson, 2027, P In 2024, Atkinson was named the District 10-3A pitcher of the year and the Star-Telegram Newcomer of the Year.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025
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  • The first penitentiaries weren’t built until the late 1700s, so more extreme sentences were deemed necessary to prevent discord.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
  • At the time of the crime, Hoffman was 18 and has since spent much of his adult life at the penitentiary in rural southeast Louisiana, where he was executed Tuesday evening.
    — arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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  • Dropping on Friday, the capsule sees Palace reimagining the style with a gold bottle cap lace charm inspired by the 1988 trend of attaching Grolsch swing-top bottle caps to 1461 shoes.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Using a bottle jack to adjust the height of the staircase.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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  • Union leaders and journalists who criticized Bukele have also been imprisoned.
    — Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
  • He is imprisoned in El Salvador, where he was sent with other migrants accused of being gang members.
    — Albert Sun, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of imprison
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  • His lawyers said Mahdi's original attorneys put on a shallow case trying to spare his life that didn't call on relatives, teachers or others who knew him and ignored the impact of months spent in solitary confinement in prison as a teen.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Alexander Smirnov was sentenced to six years in prison in January after pleading guilty to lying to his FBI handler about the Biden family's ties to a Ukrainian energy company -- in addition to a series of unrelated tax fraud charges.
    — Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025
Definition of prison
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  • Drink coffee: Research suggests regular coffee consumption—about 2-3 cups daily—may help protect against liver fibrosis and cirrhosis by reducing inflammation.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Pour in 1/2 cup of tart cherry juice, then mix in the magnesium powder.
    — Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of cup
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  • More of a muted caramel shade than true brown, the lighter color allows for more natural-looking results, while the felt-tip pen ensures mess-free, easy application.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The three super skinny pen tips can go from creating impossibly slender, seemingly real brow strokes to a cluster of freckles across the cheeks much like a stamp.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
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