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Synonyms & Antonyms for jug
Synonyms: Noun
bastille, big house [slang], bridewell, brig, calaboose, can, clink [slang], cooler, coop, guardroom, hock, hold, hoosegow, jail, jailhouse, joint [slang], lockup, nick [British slang], pen, penitentiary, pokey [slang], prison, quod [British slang], slam, slammer, stir [slang], stockade, tolbooth [Scottish]
Synonyms: Verb
commit, confine, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, lock (up)
Antonyms: Verb
discharge, free, liberate, release
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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 tableVerb
the luckless crooks got jugged before they knew what hit them
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Irishman kisses the jug Shane Lowry took a six-shot victory at the British Open held at the Royal Portrush. — Michelle Gardner, azcentral, "Weekend in sports: What happened with D-Backs, British Open, and Pacquiao fight?," 22 July 2019 Who will join the 2019 major winners group of Tiger Woods (the Masters), Brooks Koepka (PGA championship) and Gary Woodland (U.S. Open) and hoist the Claret jug? — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, "2019 British Open Championship: Round 1 live scores, leaderboard," 18 July 2019 And, like thunder that shatters glass, came the sound of a porcelain jug falling to the ground, the liquid inside bursting out, spilling densely, slowly, silently, a deep silence—the kind that comes before the cry of a child whom someone is beating. — Silvina Ocampo, The New Yorker, "Skylight," 11 July 2019 Mills generally buy plastic bottles with the No. 1 mark, and plastic jugs with the No. — Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, "How recycling works in Anchorage: Most of it ends up in the Lower 48," 7 June 2019 The situation gets muddled when the monkey is then offered the choice between a full jug of juice and one that’s nearly full. — Quanta Magazine, "The Neuroscience Behind Bad Decisions," 23 Aug. 2016 And finally, try dropping giant plastic ice cubes — old milk jugs filled with water and frozen work great — into the water about ten minutes before getting in the water. — Stacey Mckenna, azcentral, "Yes, you can still enjoy the benefits of hydrotherapy during Arizona’s hottest months: Here’s how," 1 July 2019 For good measure, Velázquez has set the teenager’s cabeza atop a very wide, exquisitely precise flared collar, like a jug set down on a tabletop or a melon on a plate. — Christopher Knight, latimes.com, "Review: 3 Velázquez paintings alone are reason to go, now, to this San Diego show," 26 June 2019 Rigid plastics, such as water bottles and milk jugs, are easier to recycle. — Dustin Gardiner, SFChronicle.com, "California takes on an ocean of plastic waste, considers crackdown on industry," 12 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: 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, "Trial revives debate: When does border humanitarian aid become a crime?," 9 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'jug.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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