JUG Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈjəg

Definition of jug

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 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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outside

jug

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verb

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

Noun

The traditional category, in which the San Jose nonprofit group competed, featured the use of different props such as tables, benches and wine jugs to combine technical skill with storytelling. — Yu Wang, Mercury News, 26 July 2026 Household items like gallon jugs or a suitcase loaded with books work in a pinch. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026

Verb

In 2022, authorities charged Carlos Rusi and three other Houston men with a bank jugging case in Burbank, California, according to FOX 26. — Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for jug

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jug

Noun

In the bottom of the sixth inning, New Jersey pitcher/shortstop Mason Rincon homered to center field to win the game for the Metro region champions.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Cubs pitcher David Peterson was coming out of the bullpen to pitch in the eighth inning after the fight took place, and the umpires were chuckling.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of pitcher

Noun

Hickey now owes $33,500 in fines and restitution plus 15 days in jail.

— Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2026
The federal lawsuit is the latest in a series of legal filings brought by both former employees and jail residents that have accused Mecklenburg Sheriff Garry McFadden of poor leadership, inadequate inmate care and fostering a toxic workplace.

— Amber Gaudet Updated August 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of jail

Noun

If cave paintings tell the stories of the earliest human life, factices — the once-ubiquitous oversized perfume bottle replicas — play a similar role in revealing the histories of fragrance.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Patients should put any items in a leak-proof, puncture-resistant container, such as a laundry detergent bottle.

— Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of bottle

Noun

For larger sections of tile, mix 1 cup baking soda with 1/2 cup hydrogen peroxide into a paste.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
The captain’s chairs are heated, feature LATCH and top-tether anchors, have individual arm rests that fold flush into the seat edge, and have built-in cup holders that flip down from the seat’s inside edge.

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of cup

Noun

After helping one of the Dutchmen lug a keg of liquor to the game, Rip drinks several flagons, passes out, and wakes up two decades later.

— John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Under a vaulted ceiling, academics, museum workers, and the octopus-curious passed around a flagon of Kraken Rum.

— Pearse Anderson, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2023