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# jug

«jug» in Mova's school dictionary: **a container with a handle and a spout (lip) for pouring…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (jug, jugs)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A jug is a container with a handle and a spout (lip) for pouring liquids like water, milk or juice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jug/#m1)

2) A jug of something is the amount a jug holds: a jug of lemonade. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jug/#m2)

3) A measuring jug has lines on its side to show how much liquid is in it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jug/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In maths, a container of liquid: litres or glasses per jug, poured out or filled; read the scale on a measuring jug. In science, a measuring jug measures volume in millilitres. In everyday life: a jug of water on the table, a milk jug. In safety: a jug of hot water must be carried carefully. In American English a jug can be a big bottle with a small neck. Phrases: «a jug of», «measuring jug», «water jug».

### examples

- A jug holds 2 litres of juice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jug/#x1)
- She pours 5 glasses from the jug. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jug/#x2)
- How many jugs are needed for 10 litres? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jug/#x3)
- Each glass takes 200 ml from the jug. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jug/#x4)
- Fill the measuring jug up to the 500 ml line. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jug/#x5)
- There's a jug of water on every table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jug/#x6)
- He knocked over the milk jug. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jug/#x7)
- Mum made a big jug of lemonade for the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jug/#x8)

### note

Countable: a jug, jugs (in American English often called a pitcher). «A jug holds» is the group size; pouring out takes away. Trap: change litres to millilitres (× 1000) before taking glasses in ml from it. A litre is 1000 millilitres.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «jug» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jug/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.