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Definition of "jugular" []

  • Of, relating to, or located in the region of the neck or throat. (adjective)
  • A jugular vein. (noun)
  • The most vital part: a strategic attack aimed at the enemy's jugular. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "jugular" in a sentence
  • "In other words, Moore in the usual vein (jugular, that is)."
  • "They're kind of in a bind there: if they really believe going for the jugular is their only hope, then they have to go for it."
  • "But his Democratic heirs mostly lacked either the light touch or the instinct for the jugular, which is one reason so few have made it to the White House."