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Pug vs Jug - What's the difference?

pug | jug |

In lang=en terms the difference between pug and jug

is that pug is to fill or stop with clay by tamping; to fill in or spread with mortar, as a floor or partition, for the purpose of deadening sound while jug is to utter a sound like "jug", as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.

As nouns the difference between pug and jug

is that pug is term of endearment (probably related to puck) while 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.

As verbs the difference between pug and jug

is that pug is to mix and stir when wet while jug is to stew in an earthenware jug etc.

pug

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Term of endearment (probably related to puck).
  • A bargeman.
  • A harlot; a prostitute.
  • (Cotgrave)
  • A small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail.
  • An upper servant in a great house.
  • The footprint of an animal. (Also pugmark ) (From the Hindi for 'foot', related to Sanskrit 'padh' and Greek 'ped')
  • Any compressed clay-like material mixed and worked into a soft, plastic condition for making bricks, pottery or for paving. (Also pug soil )
  • A pug mill.
  • (obsolete, slang) A pugilist or boxer.
  • (obsolete) An elf or hobgoblin.
  • (Ben Jonson)
  • (obsolete) chaff; the refuse of grain
  • (Holland)
  • Any geometrid moth of the genus .
  • Derived terms

    * pug nose * pug-nosed

    Verb

    (pugg)
  • To mix and stir when wet.
  • to pug clay for bricks or pottery
  • To fill or stop with clay by tamping; to fill in or spread with mortar, as a floor or partition, for the purpose of deadening sound.
  • Anagrams

    * ---- ==Volapük==

    Noun

    (vo-noun)
  • slaughter, slaughtering
  • butchery, butchering
  • Declension

    (vo-decl-noun)

    jug

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • Derived terms

    * jug band * jug ears * measuring jug

    Verb

    (jugg)
  • To stew in an earthenware jug etc.
  • jugged hare
  • (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.