"jugular" meaning in English

See jugular in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.jʊl.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.jəl.ɚ/ [General-American], /ˈd͡ʒu.ɡjəl.ɚ/ [General-American], /ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.əl.ɚ/ [General-American], /ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.lɚ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-jugular.ogg , en-au-jugular.ogg
Rhymes: -ʌɡjʊlə(ɹ), -uːɡjʊlə(ɹ), -ʌɡələ(ɹ) Etymology: Late 16th century borrowing from Late Latin jugulāris, from jugulum (“the collarbone; the hollow part of the neck above the collarbone; the throat”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to jugulum + -ar. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*yewg-}}, {{bor|en|LL.|jugulāris}} Late Latin jugulāris, {{af|la|jugulum|-āris|nocat=1|pos2=adjectival suffix|t1=the collarbone; the hollow part of the neck above the collarbone; the throat|t2=-ar, -ary}} jugulum (“the collarbone; the hollow part of the neck above the collarbone; the throat”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix), {{af|en|jugulum|-ar}} jugulum + -ar Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} jugular (not comparable)
  1. (anatomy, relational) Relating to, or located near, the neck or throat. Tags: not-comparable, relational Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-jugular-en-adj-fhZD3xIx Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (anatomy, relational) Relating to, or located near, the neck or throat.
    (relational) Of or pertaining to the jugular vein.
    Tags: not-comparable, relational Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (relating to the jugular vein): 頸靜脈的 (Chinese Mandarin), 颈静脉的 (jǐngjìngmài de) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-jugular-en-adj-A6iNjz4o Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'relating to the jugular vein': 0 100 0 0
  3. (zootomy, of fish) Having ventral fins attached under the throat. Tags: not-comparable Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-jugular-en-adj-JwmqlpPm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ar, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 52 2 4 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ar: 15 15 46 6 7 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 12 57 5 4 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 12 12 54 4 4 12 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 12 57 2 2 14 0 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 12 52 7 6 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 12 12 52 7 6 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 14 14 47 5 10 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 12 12 53 7 7 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 12 53 6 6 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 12 53 6 6 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 12 12 52 7 6 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 16 16 39 5 7 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 10 10 51 4 5 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 16 16 45 5 7 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 12 12 52 7 6 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 14 46 8 9 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 13 13 49 6 8 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 11 55 5 6 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 12 55 5 7 10 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology, zootomy
  4. (humorous, relational) Relating to juggling. Tags: humorous, not-comparable, relational
    Sense id: en-jugular-en-adj-8S8J3vXL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jugulary [obsolete] Derived forms: abdominojugular, hepatojugular, intrajugular, jugular foramen, jugular notch, jugular trunk, jugular vein, jugular venous pressure, jugulo-, transjugular Translations (relating to the neck or throat): отнасящ се до шията (otnasjašt se do šijata) (Bulgarian), jugular (Catalan), 頸的 (Chinese Mandarin), 颈的 (jǐng de) (Chinese Mandarin), jugulární (Czech), jugulair (Dutch), kaula- (Finnish), jugulaire (French), xugular (Galician), τραχηλικός (trachilikós) (Greek), faucala (Ido), गल- (gal-) (Marathi), szyjny (Polish), jugular [feminine] (Portuguese), ше́йный (šéjnyj) (Russian), yugular (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'relating to the neck or throat': 44 44 11 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.jʊl.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.jəl.ɚ/ [General-American], /ˈd͡ʒu.ɡjəl.ɚ/ [General-American], /ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.əl.ɚ/ [General-American], /ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.lɚ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-jugular.ogg , en-au-jugular.ogg Forms: jugulars [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌɡjʊlə(ɹ), -uːɡjʊlə(ɹ), -ʌɡələ(ɹ) Etymology: Late 16th century borrowing from Late Latin jugulāris, from jugulum (“the collarbone; the hollow part of the neck above the collarbone; the throat”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to jugulum + -ar. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*yewg-}}, {{bor|en|LL.|jugulāris}} Late Latin jugulāris, {{af|la|jugulum|-āris|nocat=1|pos2=adjectival suffix|t1=the collarbone; the hollow part of the neck above the collarbone; the throat|t2=-ar, -ary}} jugulum (“the collarbone; the hollow part of the neck above the collarbone; the throat”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix), {{af|en|jugulum|-ar}} jugulum + -ar Head templates: {{en-noun}} jugular (plural jugulars), {{tlb|en|rarely|in plural}} (rarely in the plural)
  1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of jugular vein. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, in-plural, rare Alternative form of: jugular vein Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-jugular-en-noun-xx8OVNqz Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (by extension) Any critical vulnerability. Tags: broadly, in-plural, rare Translations (critical vulnerability): akilleenkantapää (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-jugular-en-noun-g6ycqEnL Disambiguation of 'critical vulnerability': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jugulary [obsolete] Derived forms: go for the jugular

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "jugulary"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "critical vulnerability",
      "word": "akilleenkantapää"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jugular"
}

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