1
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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2
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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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
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
Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 13 May 2024
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jug
Noun
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Denver Broncos linebackers coach Michael Wilhoite was arrested in Denver on a charge of second-degree assault on a peace officer on Sunday, jail records showed.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Last June, surveillance footage of Chop fighting a man in jail leaked.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The asking price is a smidge under $4 million, which is around $2 million more than the former Padres pitcher and his wife Kathy doled out for the modern coastal retreat in the upscale Sunset Cliffs neighborhood back in spring 2017.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
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Cruz had over a 12 percent walk rate, good for bottom 10 percent of pitchers in the league.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Lamberth also noted that there are only about 16 transgender women housed in female penitentiaries, including the three plaintiffs who sued.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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In 2015, Ulbricht was handed a life sentence for his involvement in the enterprise and is currently incarcerated at a high-security penitentiary in Tucson, Arizona.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Shampoo and conditioner bottles come with screw caps that can be replaced with plastic pumps for easier applications.—
Maya Gandara,
StyleCaster,
18 Feb. 2025
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To get their money back, consumers can return the empty bottles to a store, reverse vending machine or drop-off point.—
Rebecca Pryor,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Arrested by the new regime, the captain was imprisoned for seven months and suffered regular and severe torture, including the amputation of a testicle.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2025
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In the movie, Isaiah is framed for an attack on the president, and a throng of police officers chase him across White House grounds and eventually imprison him.—
Maya Phillips,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In 2018, President Trump commuted the prison sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, who had served 22 years for drug trafficking and money laundering charges.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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If convicted of first-degree murder, he could be sentenced to life in prison without parole.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As someone who would typically choose a cappuccino over a cup of drip coffee, the idea of waking up every morning and enjoying the perfect mug of milky espresso from the comfort of my own home seemed like the pinnacle of luxury.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appétit,
19 Feb. 2025
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After all, most foods aren’t exactly loaded with the stuff; whole grains are some of the richest sources (a cup of whole-wheat pasta has nine grams and the same amount of oatmeal has 10).—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
19 Feb. 2025
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Once the hairs are standing up and look a little funny, fill in any sparse areas with your fave eyebrow pen or pencil.—
Elizabeth Denton,
StyleCaster,
14 Feb. 2025
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Future administrations can easily reverse its reforms with the stroke of a pen.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Orange County Register,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Jug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jug. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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