scrag meaning

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scrag (noun): a person who is unusually thin and scrawny.

scrag has 5 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

scrag as a noun

  1. a person who is unusually thin and scrawny

    Synonyms: thin person, skin and bones

    Type of: person

    Kinds: spindlelegs

    Related forms: scraggy

  2. lean end of the neck

    Type of: cut of mutton

  3. the lean end of a neck of veal

    Synonyms: scrag end

    Type of: cut of veal

scrag as a verb

  1. strangle with an iron collar
    • people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain

    Synonyms: garrote, garrotte, garotte

    Type of: strangle

  2. wring the neck of
    • The man choked his opponent

    Synonyms: choke

    Type of: compress

Scrabble score: 8 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SC · words ending in AG · 5-letter words

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