jug
(verb) stew in an earthenware jug; ājug the rabbitā
imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand
(verb) lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; āThe suspects were imprisoned without trialā; āthe murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his lifeā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
jugged
Having been cooked by jugging.
(slang, in combination) Having a specified kind of jugs (breasts).
jugged
simple past tense and past participle of jug
Source: Wiktionary
Jug, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. Jug, a corruption of, or nickname for, Joanna; cf. 2d Jack, and Jill. See Johannes.]
1. A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side.
2. A pitcher; a ewer. [Eng.]
3. A prison; a jail; a lockup. [Slang] Gay.
Jug, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Jugging.]
1. To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare.
2. To commit to jail; to imprison. [Slang]
Jug, v. i. (Zoƶl.)
1. To utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.
2. To nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of quails and partridges.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red ā indicating ripeness ā they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
