Definition of SCRAG

scrag

Plural: scrags

Noun

  • a person who is unusually thin and scrawny
  • lean end of the neck
  • the lean end of a neck of veal
  • A thin or scrawny person or animal.
  • The lean end of a neck of mutton; the scrag end.
  • The neck, especially of a sheep.
  • A scrog.
  • A chav or ned; a stereotypically loud and aggressive person of lower social class.
  • A rough or unkempt woman.
  • A ragged, stunted tree or branch.

Verb

Verb Forms: scragged, scragging, scrags

  • To wring the neck of an animal; to seize roughly.
  • strangle with an iron collar
  • wring the neck of
  • To hang on a gallows, or to choke, garotte, or strangle.
  • To harass; to manhandle.
  • To destroy or kill.

Examples

  • He felt like he had to SCRAG every possible point from his rack to win.

Origin / Etymology

Perhaps related to Norwegian skragg (a lean person), dialectal Swedish skragge (old and torn thing), Danish skrog (hull, carcass); perhaps related to shrink.

Synonyms

choke, garotte, garrote, garrotte, scrag end, skin and bones, thin person

Antonyms

fat person

Scrabble Score: 8

scrag: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
scrag: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
scrag: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

scrag: valid Words With Friends Word