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   scrag

   /skraɡ/

   verb

   • 1. handle roughly; beat up: informal British "my brothers were hoping he'd put a foot wrong so they could scrag him"
   • ▪ grasp (an opponent) by placing an arm around the neck: "he was scragged by Budd and Cooper came away with the ball"
   • 2. kill by strangling or hanging: archaic US "many an honester man than her has been scragged"
   • ▪ kill; murder: informal, dated US "you can think up a nicer way of scragging me than by drowning, because you know I loathe water"

   noun

   • 1. an unattractively thin person or animal: "his companion was a thin scrag of a man"
   • 2. a person's neck. archaic, informal

   Word Origin mid 16th century (as a noun): perhaps an alteration of Scots and northern English crag ‘neck’. The verb (mid 18th century) developed the sense ‘handle roughly’ from the early use ‘hang, strangle’.

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2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSCRAG definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Scrag can mean a thin or scrawny person or animal, the lean end of a neck of meat, or the neck of a human being. It can also be a verb meaning to wring the neck of or test spring steel.

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     1. a thin or scrawny person or animal. [...] 2. the lean end...

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   Scrag can be a noun or a verb, meaning a rawboned or scrawny person or animal, or to execute, wring, or kill someone or something. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, and usage examples of scrag.

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   Scrag is a noun that means a bony or scrawny person or animal, a piece of lean meat, or the human neck. It is also a verb that means to wring the neck of or strangle someone. See synonyms, translations, and usage examples.

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   Scrag is a noun meaning a lean or scrawny person or animal, or the lean end of a neck of meat. It can also be a verb meaning to wring the neck of or test spring steel. Learn more about its origin and usage from Dictionary.com.

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   3 days ago · Scrag is an archaic word for a thin or scrawny person or animal, or the lean end of a neck of mutton. It can also be a slang term for a chav, a rough woman, or a ragged tree or branch.

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   Other forms: scragged; scrags; scragging. Definitions of scrag. noun. a person who is unusually thin and scrawny. synonyms: skin and bones, thin person. see more. noun. lean end of the neck. see more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordSCRAG - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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   Scrag can mean a thin person or animal, the lean end of a meat, the neck of a human or animal, or to choke someone. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and languages with Collins Dictionary.