plural jugs
jugged; jugging
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Examples of jug in a Sentence
Noun
some no-good fellow who had spent most of his life in and out of the county jug
put a jug of milk on the table
Verb
the luckless crooks got jugged before they knew what hit them
Recent Examples on the Web
Staff Report, Chicago Tribune, 31 Dec. 2022
Councell tapped a plastic jug the size of a garden shed containing sugar water, nearby another full of corn syrup.
—Bill Weir, CNN, 12 Dec. 2022
John Moore/getty Images, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2019
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Noun
Bring gloves, utility scissors and a clean milk jug.
—Staff Report, Chicago Tribune, 31 Dec. 2022
Councell tapped a plastic jug the size of a garden shed containing sugar water, nearby another full of corn syrup.
—Bill Weir, CNN, 12 Dec. 2022
Verb
No More Deaths published a report that documented the frequent destruction of the water jugs the group leaves throughout the southern desert for passing migrants.
—John Moore/getty Images, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2019
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“Jug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jug. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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jug
1 of 2 noun1
a
: a large deep container with a narrow mouth and a handle
b
: the amount held by a jug
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