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Scrag Definition & Meaning

scrag
noun
  1. a person who is unusually thin and scrawny
  2. lean end of the neck
  3. the lean end of a neck of veal
verb
  1. strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain"
  2. wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"

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What does scrag mean?
a person who is unusually thin and scrawny lean end of the neck the lean end of a neck of veal strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain" wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"
What part of speech is scrag?
Scrag is a noun and a verb.
How many definitions does scrag have?
Scrag has 5 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).

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