Meaning & use
Jug
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A large container with a handle and a narrow mouth, used for holding and pouring liquids.
See it in a sentence
She filled the jug with fresh lemonade for the picnic.
He poured milk from the jug into his cereal bowl.
A note on using this word
In British and Australian slang, 'jug' can also mean prison, as in 'he spent five years in the jug.'
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Another way to use it
2. noun
Prison (informal, chiefly British and Australian slang).
He was thrown in the jug for petty theft.
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