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
vt. tukahduttaa; tukehtua; puristaa ulos
n. henkilö tai eläin, jonka iho peittää luut; heikko ja hauras kasvi
Word Forms
Past Participlescragged
Past Tensescragged
Present Participlescragging
Third Person Singularscrags
Pluralscrags

Phrases & Collocations

tough scrag

kova scrag

chicken scrag

siipikarjan scrag

Real-world Examples

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

Selvä, meillä on joitain guacamole-paloja, Hummusta, Capri Sunia, Babybeleitä.

Source: Gourmet Base

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

Hän tulee olemaan scragged, eikö hän?

Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

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

Yhä uudelleen ruokahaluani on turhautunut pelkkien jänteiden ja scrag-tarjouksen vuoksi.

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.

George, jonka kaula oli kolme jalkaa scrag:ia ja jonka iho olisi voinut valmistaa useita kymmeniä lompakoita, kaikki paksasta, kuivasta nahasta, ei välittänyt kahdesti.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

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