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Is jug a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word jug is a Scrabble US word. The word jug is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is jug a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word jug is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

J8U1G2

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Definitions and meaning of jug

jug

English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: jŭg, IPA(key): /d͡ʒʌɡ/
  • Rhymes: -ʌɡ

Etymology 1

From Middle English jugge, of uncertain origin. Possibly a variant of Middle English jubbe, jobbe, iubbe, geobbe, itself of unknown origin; or perhaps continuing (in altered form) Old English ċēac (“pitcher; jug”). Compare also jug (“a low woman, maidservant”), from Jug, familiar form of Joanna.

Noun

jug (countable and uncountable, plural jugs)

  1. A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.
  2. The amount that a jug can hold.
  3. (slang) Jail.
  4. (vulgar, slang, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breasts.
  5. (Australia, New Zealand) An upright electric kettle.
  6. (CB radio slang, chiefly in the plural) A kind of large, high-powered vacuum tube.
  7. (US, slang) The P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft.
  8. (climbing) A hold large enough for both hands
  9. (UK, informal) A traditional dimpled glass with a handle, for serving a pint of beer.
    Synonym: handle
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Welsh: jwg, jẁg, siwg
Translations

Verb

jug (third-person singular simple present jugs, present participle jugging, simple past and past participle jugged)

  1. (transitive) To stew in an earthenware jug etc.
    jugged hare
  2. (transitive, slang) To put into jail.
  3. (intransitive) To utter a sound like "jug", as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.
  4. (intransitive, of quails or partridges) To nestle or collect together in a covey.
Translations

Further reading

  • jug on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Blend of Jack Russell +‎ pug

Noun

jug (plural jugs)

  1. A small mixed breed of dog created by mating a Jack Russell terrier and a pug.
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Etymology 3

Probably from Latin jugum (“yoke, tether”). A folk etymology claims that it is an acronym for "justice under God" or "judgment under God". [1][2]

Alternative forms

  • JUG

Noun

jug (plural jugs)

  1. (US, Roman Catholicism, countable or uncountable) detention (after-school student punishment)
Usage notes

This is the preferred term for after-school detentions in Roman Catholic schools run by the Society of Jesus in the United States.

Verb

jug (third-person singular simple present jugs, present participle jugging, simple past and past participle jugged)

  1. (US, Roman Catholicism, transitive) to issue a detention (to a student)

Etymology 4

Origin uncertain. Perhaps a shortening of juggernaut or an alteration of juke/jook. Compare juug.

Alternative forms

  • jugg

Verb

jug (third-person singular simple present jugs, present participle jugging, simple past and past participle jugged)

  1. (slang) To hustle or make money, usually aggressively.
  2. (slang) To acquire or obtain through force; snatch, steal; to rob, especially in reference to jugging (which see).
Derived terms
  • jugging

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Slavic *jùgъ (“south (wind)”) (cf. South Slavic Bulgarian and Serbo-Croatian jug (“south”)).

Noun

jug m (definite jugu)

  1. (uncountable) south
    Alternative form: (abbreviation) J

Declension

Antonyms

  • veri

Coordinate terms

compass points:  [edit]

Derived terms

  • jugor

See also

  • jugë

References

Further reading

  • “jug”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[10], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “jug”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[11]

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin jugum, iugum, from Proto-Italic *jugom, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.

Noun

jug n (plural juguri)

  1. yoke

Declension

Related terms

  • înjuga
  • jugar
  • jugastru
  • dejuga

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jugъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jûɡ/

Noun

jȕg m (Cyrillic spelling ју̏г)

  1. south
    Antonyms: sȅver, sjȅver

Declension

Related terms

  • Jugoslavija
  • južni

Descendants

  • → Albanian: jug

See also

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jugъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /júːk/, /júk/

Noun

jȗg or jȕg m inan

  1. south

Declension

Derived terms

  • Jugoslávija
  • júžen
  • júžina

Further reading

  • “jug”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Source: wiktionary.org