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to scrag

to scrag

1 9.9
To kill by twisting or squeezing someone's neck
  • verb
  • /skræɡ/
  • Offensive
translation icon : torcer el cuello (a alguien)
  • During the reign of terror, prisoners were sometimes scragged for their political beliefs.

Examples

  • Don't scrag that poor bird!

  • Legends claim that many were scragged in the dungeon beneath the old castle.

  • The novel describes a grisly scene where a traitor is scragged with an iron collar.

  • He scragged the chicken before cooking it.

  • If he doesn't stop causing trouble, I might have to scrag him.

  • In the movie, the villain threatened to scrag the hero if he didn't comply.

  • The hunter was known to scrag animals quickly and efficiently.

Synonyms

to choke
vsto scrag
  • NSFW
264 3.7

To be unable to breathe because something blocks the throat or neck

involves deliberate twisting or wringing rather than general airway blockage
to strangle
vsto scrag
  • Offensive
209 6.2

To kill or injure someone by squeezing their throat and stopping breathing

twists or wrings the neck to cause death rather than pressing it
to garrote
vsto scrag
  • Offensive
2 9.9

To kill someone by squeezing their neck with a cord or wire

twists or wrings the neck manually rather than tightening a device
to strangulate
vsto scrag
  • Offensive
9.6

To kill someone by squeezing their throat so they cannot breathe

twists or wrings the neck rather than mainly compressing it
to thrapple
vsto scrag
  • NSFW
9.9

To put a tight grip on someone's throat so the person cannot breathe

twists or wrings the neck rather than seizing and compressing it
to garrotte
vsto scrag
  • Offensive
9.9

To kill someone by tightening a cord or wire around the neck

twists or wrings the neck manually rather than tightening a device

Antonyms

to revive
71 4.1

To make a person conscious again after fainting

Compounds

scrag end
  • UK
9.9

A thin, lean piece from the neck of lamb or veal for cooking

How Violent

to garrote
  • Offensive
2 9.9
to scrag
  • Offensive
1 9.9
to choke
  • NSFW
264 3.7

Surface Forms

scrag infinitive
scragged past
scragged past participle
scragging present participle
scrags third person singular

Etymology

Scrag as a verb comes from the same 'neck' idea, so to 'scrag' someone originally meant to twist or break their neck and thus came to mean 'to strangle' or kill by the neck.