Synonyms of jugs

jugs 1 of 2

noun

plural of jug

1

as in jails

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jails
• prisons
• penitentiaries
• coolers
• pens
• brigs
• cans
• coops
• hocks
• tanks
• clinks
• stockades
• cages
• big houses
• bastilles
• pokeys
• joints
• guardrooms
• tolbooths
• nicks
• lockups
• quods
• jailhouses
• slammers
• bridewells
• stirs
• dungeons
• holes
• slams
• calabooses
• hoosegows
• cells
• holds
• bull pens
• hulks
• wards
• concentration camps
• blocks
• glasshouses
• prison camps
• labor camps
• work camps
• guardhouses
• keeps
• gulags
• stalags
• reformatories
• training schools
• reform schools
• oubliettes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• outsides

2

as in bottles

a handled container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or a spout

put a jug of milk on the table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bottles
• pitchers
• cups
• flagons
• ewers
• flasks
• buckets
• pails
• pots
• carafes
• decanters
• tankards
• kettles
• steins
• mugs
• beakers
• teakettles
• canteens
• fiascoes
• vessels
• stoups
• watering cans
• jorums
• watering pots
• cruses

jugs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of jug

as in interns

to put in or as if in prison

the luckless crooks got jugged before they knew what hit them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interns
• jails
• imprisons
• confines
• locks (up)
• arrests
• incarcerates
• detains
• immures
• commits
• gates
• catches
• limits
• bars
• restrains
• shuts
• pinches
• captures
• restricts
• busts
• constrains
• apprehends
• holds
• impounds
• seizes
• binds
• impresses
• shackles
• keeps
• handcuffs
• picks up
• enchains
• fetters
• nabs
• shanghais
• trammels
• manacles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• releases
• discharges
• liberates
• frees
• unbinds
• unchains
• emancipates
• enfranchises
• manumits
• unfetters
• uncages

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jugs

Noun

In the library, Joel—who decorated the place himself—had a model of the Queen Mary on his mantel, and in the living room facing the fireplace was a triptych of the Last Supper along with silver jugs and bowls on a nearby table. — Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2026

Luckily, waiters are standing by with large jugs of water, ready to refill at the sight of sweat dripping down your forehead. — Ali Domrongchai, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026

The shed behind his home is practically a science lab, full of jugs and evaporators and gallons of sap. — Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Two common types of plastic — polyethylene and polypropylene, used widely to make food containers, packaging, milk jugs and bottle caps — produced the most hydroxyl radicals detected by the researchers. — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

People were milling about in flip-flops, holding water jugs, smoking cigarettes—little to do, nowhere to go. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Use seedbeds, plug trays, or milk jugs for better seedling management; transplant seedlings in spring. — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026

Detergent sheets for laundry typically come in slim cardboard boxes rather than plastic jugs, which helps households cut down on plastic waste. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Slim cardboard packaging replaces bulky plastic jugs, making detergent sheets for laundry appealing to anyone looking for eco-friendly laundry detergent options. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026