jug
English Thesaurus
1. a large bottle with a narrow mouth (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | bottle, |
| definition | : | a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | water jug, |
| definition | : | a jug that holds water (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | whiskey jug, |
| definition | : | a jug that contains whiskey (noun.artifact) |
2. the quantity contained in a jug (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | containerful, |
| definition | : | the quantity that a container will hold (noun.quantity) |
3. stew in an earthenware jug (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | stew, |
| definition | : | cook slowly and for a long time in liquid (verb.change) |
| domain category | : | cookery, cooking, preparation, |
| definition | : | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat (noun.act) |
4. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | confine, detain, |
| definition | : | deprive of freedom; take into confinement (verb.social) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
5. a large bottle with a narrow mouth (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | jug, jug, |
| definition | : | stew in an earthenware jug (verb.change) |
6. stew in an earthenware jug (verb.change)
| derivation | : | jug, |
| definition | : | a large bottle with a narrow mouth (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | jug, jugful, |
| definition | : | the quantity contained in a jug (noun.quantity) |
7. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail (verb.social)
| derivation | : | remand, |
| definition | : | the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | imprisonment, internment, |
| definition | : | the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | imprisonment, |
| definition | : | putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer, |
| definition | : | a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) (noun.artifact) |
8. a large bottle with a narrow mouth (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | jug, jug, |
| definition | : | stew in an earthenware jug (verb.change) |
9. stew in an earthenware jug (verb.change)
| derivation | : | jug, |
| definition | : | a large bottle with a narrow mouth (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | jug, jugful, |
| definition | : | the quantity contained in a jug (noun.quantity) |
10. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail (verb.social)
| derivation | : | remand, |
| definition | : | the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | imprisonment, internment, |
| definition | : | the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | imprisonment, |
| definition | : | putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer, |
| definition | : | a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) (noun.artifact) |
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