Jug vs Container - What's the difference?
jug | container |
A serving vessel or container, circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, a handle and often a stopper or top.
The amount that a jug can hold.
(slang) Jail.
(vulgar, slang, chiefly, in the plural) A woman's breasts.
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(New Zealand) A kettle.
To stew in an earthenware jug etc.
(slang) To put into jail.
To utter a sound like "jug", as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.
(of quails or partridges) To nestle or collect together in a covey.
An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods (also cargo container).
(by extension) someone who holds people in their seats or in a (reasonably) calm state.
(computing) A file format that can hold various types of data.
* 2011 , Cory Altheide, Harlan Carvey, Digital Forensics with Open Source Tools (page 187)
(computing, GUI) Any user interface component that can hold further (child) components.
As nouns the difference between jug and container
is that jug is a serving vessel or container, circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, a handle and often a stopper or top while container is a big container made of metal.As a verb jug
is to stew in an earthenware jug etc.jug
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(en noun)Derived terms
* jug band * jug ears * measuring jugExternal links
* (wikipedia "jug")Verb
(jugg)- jugged hare
container
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(en noun)- As the MP4 container can store audio, video, or both, the M4A naming and file extension is used to hint that this MP4 container holds solely audio information.