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Definition of Scrag
1. Verb. Strangle with an iron collar. "They want to scrag the prisoners "; "People were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain"
Generic synonyms: Strangle, Strangulate, Throttle
Derivative terms: Garotte, Garroter, Garrotte, Garrotter
2. Noun. A person who is unusually thin and scrawny.
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Specialized synonyms: Spindlelegs, Spindleshanks
Derivative terms: Scraggy
Antonyms: Fat Person
3. Verb. Wring the neck of. "The man choked his opponent"
Generic synonyms: Compact, Compress, Constrict, Contract, Press, Squeeze
Derivative terms: Choker, Choking
4. Noun. Lean end of the neck.
5. Noun. The lean end of a neck of veal.
Definition of Scrag
1. n. Something thin, lean, or rough; a bony piece; especially, a bony neckpiece of meat; hence, humorously or in contempt, the neck.
2. v. t. To seize, pull, or twist the neck of; specif., to hang by the neck; to kill by hanging.
Definition of Scrag
1. Noun. (archaic) A thin or scrawny person or animal. (defdate from the 16th c.) ¹
2. Noun. (archaic) The lean end of a neck of mutton; the scrag end. ¹
3. Noun. (archaic) The neck, especially of a sheep. ¹
4. Noun. (Scotland) A scrog. ¹
5. Noun. (Australia) (slang) A rough or unkempt woman. ¹
6. Verb. (obsolete) (colloquial) To hang on a gallows, or to strangle or garotte or choke. ¹
7. Verb. To harass, to manhandle ¹
8. Verb. To kill or destroy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scrag
1. to wring the neck of [v SCRAGGED, SCRAGGING, SCRAGS]
Medical Definition of Scrag
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1. Something thin, lean, or rough; a bony piece; especially, a bony neckpiece of meat; hence, humorously or in contempt, the neck. "Lady MacScrew, who . . . Serves up a scrag of mutton on silver." (Thackeray)
2. A rawboned person.
3. A ragged, stunted tree or branch.
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