Jugular Definition
jŭgyə-lər
adjective
Of the neck or throat.
Webster's New World
Of a jugular vein.
Webster's New World
Of or having ventral fins in front of the pectoral, under the throat.
Webster's New World
(humorous) Relating to juggling.
Wiktionary
noun
Webster's New World
The most vital part.
A strategic attack aimed at the enemy's jugular.
American Heritage
By extension, any critical vulnerability.
It was vicious; he went for the jugular.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- jugular-vein
- vena jugularis
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Jugular
Origin of Jugular
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Late Latin iugulāris (vēna) jugular (vein) from Latin iugulum collarbone diminutive of iugum yoke yeug- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Late Latin jugulāris, from Latin iugulum (“neck, throat”), from iugum (“yoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.
From Wiktionary
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