SCRAG Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

scrag

verb

Definition of scrag

as in to butcher

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as in to throttle

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The magazine’s anatomically graphic photos—rats butchered alive, dogs with their faces sliced open, monkeys screaming at the electrodes implanted in their abdomens—seemed like windows into hell.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
That November, working once again with the Humane Society, Anderson rescued three dogs bound for South Korea to be butchered for meat and another that was rescued from Hurricane Ian in Florida.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of butcher

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His comments follow a World Bank’s assessment urging Pretoria to scrap ministerial approval requirements that have throttled the competitiveness of industrial parks within South Africa’s SEZs.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 8 July 2026
The Skullcandy Crusher Evo headphones deliver throttling bass thanks to their two full-range 40mm drivers.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026

Definition of throttle

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Once again, no one is here for the play-acting, the time-wasting, the cheating.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Rather than simply reducing power use across the board, the system attempts to identify exactly when machinery is wasting energy and proposes operational changes that can reduce consumption without disrupting productivity.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026

Definition of waste

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This practice carries risks, such as choking and aspiration, or food entering the airway.

— Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Historically, modest fires every seven to 20 years kept forests from being overgrown and choked with highly flammable dead wood and brush, Williams said.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 July 2026

Definition of choke

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That was a 2019 Bahamas Bowl loss in Will Healy’s first season at Charlotte, which finished 7-6 for the 49ers’ lone winning season since elevating to the FBS in 2015.

— Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
His youngest daughter is now among the six candidates in the special election that will decide who finishes his term.

— Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of finish

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That means the Senate's only practical effect is adding another point at which oligarch lobbyists can garrote popular policy.

— Ryan Cooper, The Week, 29 Oct. 2021
Tony, unhindered by any sense of moral anguish, garrotes the man in broad daylight with a length of cable.

— Adam Wilson, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019

Definition of garrote

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In the autopsy, the medical examiner determined that Bruneau was strangled sometime during the midmorning.

— Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Ortiz allegedly grabbed the woman’s face and neck, threw her to the ground and strangled her, restricting her breathing for about a minute, the prosecutor said in court.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 15 July 2026

Definition of strangle

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