scrag

[US]/skræg/
[UK]/skræɡ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. strangle to death; choke; squeeze out
n. a person or animal with skin covering the bones; a weak and frail plant
Word Forms
Past Participlescragged
Past Tensescragged
Present Participlescragging
Third Person Singularscrags
Pluralscrags

Phrases & Collocations

tough scrag

chicken scrag

Real-world Examples

Okay, so we've got some scrags of guacamole, Hummus, Capri Sun, Babybel.

Source: Gourmet Base

'He'll come to be scragged, won't he?

Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

Again and again has my appetite been frustrated with an offer of mere sinew and scrag.

Source: Essays on the Four Seasons

George, whose neck was three feet of scrag and whose skin would have made several dozen purses, all thick, dry leather, didn't care two hoots.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

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