Jug vs Hug - What's the difference?
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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.
(obsolete) To crouch; huddle as with cold.
To cling closely together.
To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.
To stay close to (the shore etc.)
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, title= (figurative) To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.
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As nouns the difference between jug and hug
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 hug is younger sister.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
hug
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(wikipedia hug)Verb
(hugg)- (Palsgrave)
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- We hug deformities if they bear our names.