Jugular vein, any of several veins of the neck that drain blood from the brain, face, and neck, returning it to the heart via the superior vena cava. The main vessels are the external jugular vein and the interior jugular vein.
Word forms: plural jugulars
1. countable noun
A jugular or jugular vein is one of the three important veins in your neck that carry blood from your head back to your heart.
adjective
1. of, relating to, or situated near the throat or neck.
2. of, having, or denoting pelvic fins situated in front of the pectoral fins. e.g a jugular fish.
Word origin of 'jugular'
C16: from Late Latin jugulāris, from Latin jugulum throat.
Word origin of 'jugular'
C16: from Late Latin jugulāris, from Latin jugulum throat.
Word origin of 'jugular'
LL jugularis < L jugulum, collarbone, neck, throat, dim. of jugum, a yoke
IDIOM: "TO GO FOR THE JUGULAR" means to make a serious effort to defeat someone, usually by criticizing or harming them in a cruel way:
e.g Cunningham went straight for the jugular, telling him that his work was a complete disaster.
THESAURUS
acid anathematize animadversion aspersions assail attack back backbite bad-mouth bag bash bashing be down on sb idiom be gunning for sb idiom be on sb's back idiom beat beat up on sb belabour blast body shaming body-shame boo boot brief broadside call call sb out case censure cluck come under fire idiom come/suffer under the lash idiom condemn criticism criticize damn damn sb with faint praise idiom decry denounce denunciation deprecate derogate derogation dig dim dirty disapprobation disapproval disapprove disapproving disparage down eat eat sb alive idiom excoriate fat-shame fat-shaming fault find fire fit flak frontal fulminate get off sb's back idiom get off sb's case idiom get on sb's case idiom give sb a dirty look idiom give sb hell idiom glass go go for the jugular idiom grief gun hammer hammering hate hate on sb hater heap heap sth on sb hell hit hit out hold hold it/that against sb iconoclast if the cap fits (wear it) idiom inveigh against sb/sth jugular vein jump jump all over sb idiom knife knock knocker lash lash out lashing low blow malign maul mauling monster nag nagging needle niggle nitpick nitpicking not hold with sth opprobrium pan people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones idiom personalize pick pick holes in sth idiom pick/pull sb/sth to pieces idiom piece pillory pitch pitch into sb/sth poorly pop pot potshot pounce pounce on sth pound pound away at sth/sb pour pour scorn on sb/sth idiom pull pull sth apart put put sb down put the boot in idiom put/stick the knife into sb idiom rip rip into sb/sth rubbish run run sb/sth down sail sail in sarcasm sarcastic sarky satirize say second-guess shred slag slag sb off slam slap slap sb/sth down slate snipe stick stigma stricture strike strike out (at sb/sth) swipe take a dim view of sth idiom talk trash idiom tall poppy syndrome tear 1 tear sb/sth apart tear/rip sb/sth to shreds idiom thank you the pot calling the kettle black idiom there there you go idiom 1 there's little to be said for sth idiom think think of sth/sb think poorly of sb/sth idiom throw throw sb to the dogs idiom thumb thumbs down idiom traduce trash turn turn on sb union-basher vitriol
Jugular vein, any of several veins of the neck that drain blood from the brain, face, and neck, returning it to the heart via the superior vena cava. The main vessels are the external jugular vein and the interior jugular vein.
Word forms: plural jugulars
1. countable noun
A jugular or jugular vein is one of the three important veins in your neck that carry blood from your head back to your heart.
adjective
1. of, relating to, or situated near the throat or neck.
2. of, having, or denoting pelvic fins situated in front of the pectoral fins. e.g a jugular fish.
Word origin of 'jugular'
C16: from Late Latin jugulāris, from Latin jugulum throat.
Word origin of 'jugular'
C16: from Late Latin jugulāris, from Latin jugulum throat.
Word origin of 'jugular'
LL jugularis < L jugulum, collarbone, neck, throat, dim. of jugum, a yoke
IDIOM: "TO GO FOR THE JUGULAR" means to make a serious effort to defeat someone, usually by criticizing or harming them in a cruel way:
e.g Cunningham went straight for the jugular, telling him that his work was a complete disaster.
THESAURUS
acid anathematize animadversion aspersions assail attack back backbite bad-mouth bag bash bashing be down on sb idiom be gunning for sb idiom be on sb's back idiom beat beat up on sb belabour blast body shaming body-shame boo boot brief broadside call call sb out case censure cluck come under fire idiom come/suffer under the lash idiom condemn criticism criticize damn damn sb with faint praise idiom decry denounce denunciation deprecate derogate derogation dig dim dirty disapprobation disapproval disapprove disapproving disparage down eat eat sb alive idiom excoriate fat-shame fat-shaming fault find fire fit flak frontal fulminate get off sb's back idiom get off sb's case idiom get on sb's case idiom give sb a dirty look idiom give sb hell idiom glass go go for the jugular idiom grief gun hammer hammering hate hate on sb hater heap heap sth on sb hell hit hit out hold hold it/that against sb iconoclast if the cap fits (wear it) idiom inveigh against sb/sth jugular vein jump jump all over sb idiom knife knock knocker lash lash out lashing low blow malign maul mauling monster nag nagging needle niggle nitpick nitpicking not hold with sth opprobrium pan people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones idiom personalize pick pick holes in sth idiom pick/pull sb/sth to pieces idiom piece pillory pitch pitch into sb/sth poorly pop pot potshot pounce pounce on sth pound pound away at sth/sb pour pour scorn on sb/sth idiom pull pull sth apart put put sb down put the boot in idiom put/stick the knife into sb idiom rip rip into sb/sth rubbish run run sb/sth down sail sail in sarcasm sarcastic sarky satirize say second-guess shred slag slag sb off slam slap slap sb/sth down slate snipe stick stigma stricture strike strike out (at sb/sth) swipe take a dim view of sth idiom talk trash idiom tall poppy syndrome tear 1 tear sb/sth apart tear/rip sb/sth to shreds idiom thank you the pot calling the kettle black idiom there there you go idiom 1 there's little to be said for sth idiom think think of sth/sb think poorly of sb/sth idiom throw throw sb to the dogs idiom thumb thumbs down idiom traduce trash turn turn on sb union-basher vitriol
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