B1noun · countable / uncountable · rare

jug

jug · jugs

глечик, глек, жбан, джбан

кувшин, графин, жбан, жбан m with a lid

Krug, Kanne

A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically…A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.

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/d͡ʒʌɡ/

» I knocked over a jug and broke it.

Я перекинув глечик і він розбився.

Meaning

11 senses

(countable, uncountable)A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.
Kanne, Krug
кувши́нkuvšín, жбанžban, графи́нgrafín
глекhlek, гле́чикhléčyk, жбанžban
(countable, uncountable)The amount that a jug can hold.
кувши́нkuvšín, жбан m with a lidžban
the quantity contained in a jug
(countable, slang, uncountable)Jail.
Knast
(countable, in the plural, slang, uncountable, vulgar)A woman's breasts.
(Australia, New Zealand, countable, uncountable)An upright electric kettle.
(countable, in the plural, uncountable)A kind of large, high-powered vacuum tube.
(US, countable, slang, uncountable)The P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft.
(countable, uncountable)A hold large enough for both hands
(UK, countable, informal, uncountable)A traditional dimpled glass with a handle, for serving a pint of beer.
A small mixed breed of dog created by mating a Jack Russell terrier and a pug.
2014, Alan Kenworthy, Jugs: Buying, Caring For, Grooming, Health, Training and Understanding Your Jug Dog or Puppy, Feel Happy Limited
2015, George Hoppendale, Jugs: Jug Dog Complete Owners Manual - Jug book for care, costs, feeding, grooming, health and training, Internet Marketing Business
(US, countable, uncountable)Detention (after-school student punishment).

Examples

37 sentences

I knocked over a jug and broke it.
Я перекинув глечик і він розбився.
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I've filled the jug with water.
ruЯ наполнила кувшин водой.
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I filled the jug to the brim.
ruЯ наполнила кувшин доверху.
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Tom was holding a jug.
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The jug was very heavy.
ruКувшин был очень тяжёлый.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

serving vessel:

Русский

By meaning 2

serving vessel:

amount a jug can hold:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

serving vessel:

slang: jail:

Origin

From Middle English jugge, of uncertain origin. Possibly a variant of Middle English jubbe

From Middle English jugge, of uncertain origin. Possibly a variant of Middle English jubbe, jobbe, iubbe, geobbe, itself of unknown origin; or perhaps continuing (in altered form) Old English ċēac (“pitcher; jug”). Compare also jug (“a low woman, maidservant”), from Jug, familiar form of Joanna. Prison sense attested from at least 1825 in Britain.

Blend of Jack Russell + pug.

Probably from Latin jugum (“yoke, tether”). A folk etymology claims that it is an acronym for "justice under God" or "judgment under God". https://www.ignatius.edu/news/september-2017/jug-em-with-a-jugumhttps://catholicphilly.com/2021/10/news/local-news/local-priest-moves-closer-to-sainthood/

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