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(transitive) To stew in an earthenware jug etc. / (transitive, slang) To put into jail. / (intransitive) To utter a sound like jug, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.

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Source Word

jug

IPA(Pronunciation)

/d͡ʒʌɡ/

Verb

transitive slang intransitive of quails or partridges

(transitive) To stew in an earthenware jug etc. / (transitive, slang) To put into jail. / (intransitive) To utter a sound like "jug", as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.

Japanese Meaning

土器などの容器で煮込む / （俗語）牢に入れる / （自動詞）（特定の鳥、特にナイチンゲールのような鳥が）『jug』という音を発する