- jugular⇄adj. 1. of the neck or throat.
Ex. a jugular vein, a jugular process.
2. of a jugular vein.
3. (Figurative.) aiming for the jugular vein; cutthroat; murderous.
Ex. [He] will not get far in the jugular combat of national politics - jugular⇄jugular, adjective, noun.
- jugular⇄noun 1. jugular vein.
2. (Figurative.) the most vulnerable point of an opponent.
Ex. To the Liberal old guard, he was an apolitical do-gooder, with no instinct for the jugular (Time).