Definition of jug

• n. - A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side.
• n. - A pitcher; a ewer.
• n. - A prison; a jail; a lockup.
• v. t. - To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare.
• v. t. - To commit to jail; to imprison.
• v. i. - To utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.
• v. i. - To nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of quails and partridges.