jugular

About 1.43 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Relating to, or located near, the neck or throat. Of or pertaining to the jugular vein.
2. adjective Of or pertaining to the jugular vein.
3. adjective Having ventral fins attached under the throat.
4. adjective Relating to juggling.
5. noun Ellipsis of jugular vein.
6. noun Any critical vulnerability.

   It was vicious; he went for the jugular.

Similar words

jugular vein vena jugularis strap kill carotid gular cervical neck throat venous

Often followed by

vein veins venous foramen bulb and fossa pulse or

Word family

jugulars