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jugnoun

uk ​ /dʒʌɡ/ us ​ /dʒʌɡ/

jug noun (CONTAINER)

B1 [ C ] UK US pitcher a container for holding liquids that has a handle and a shaped opening at the top for pouring:

a glass/plastic jug
a milk/water jug

› [ C ] US UK pitcher a large, round container for liquids that has a flat base, a handle, and a very narrow raised opening at the top for pouring:

a whiskey jug

› [ C ] the amount of liquid that a jug holds:

a jug of milk

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jugful
noun [ C ] uk ​ /ˈdʒʌɡ.fʊl/ us ​ /ˈdʒʌɡ.fʊl/

› the amount held by a jug:

There was a jugful of water on each table.

(Definition of “jug” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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jugnoun [ C ]

us ​ /dʒʌɡ/

› a large container for liquids that usually has a handle and a narrow opening at the top

(Definition of “jug” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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