scrag

verb

Definition of scragnext
1
as in to butcher

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2
as in to throttle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrag
  1. butcher
  2. throttle
  3. cut down
  4. waste
  5. choke
  6. finish
  7. garrote
  8. murder
Verb
  • After deputies took her pet goat to be butchered, girl wins $300,000 from Shasta County.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
  • In Mayence, now known as Mainz, 6,000 were butchered.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of butcher
Verb
  • CeeDee Lamb didn’t throttle a secondary that has allowed gobs of production to opposing No. 1 receivers.
    Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
  • These engines will consume methane and liquid oxygen as propellants and will be capable of throttling up and down, allowing the booster stage to return to Earth after propelling payloads toward space.
    Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2024
Definition of throttle
Verb
  • Serve Finger Foods Serve foods like tacos, sandwiches, wraps, and sliders to automatically cut down on cutlery.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
  • This cuts down travel times as well as reduces fuel usage, saving further costs.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of cut down
Verb
  • Master strategic commenting Generic comments waste everyone's time.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Following the touchdown, however, Loyola wasted little time mounting its winning drive, getting 27 yards in the air and 25 on the ground from Seiss, who excelled with his legs in the second half.
    Rich Scherr, Baltimore Sun, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of waste
Verb
  • But after a near-death experience choking on crab rangoon inspires her to take life by the horns, Mel sets out to address her shortcomings — with her family, in her love life, and even at work.
    Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
  • That includes a skull with the mysterious symbol on it get smashed with an axe, someone getting choked, someone yelling and stabbing.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of choke
Verb
  • The Knights finished the season on the plus side by accepting a bid to join the Big 12 in September and then by defeating Florida 29-17 in the Gasparilla Bowl.
    Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024
  • It’s been a year characterized by highs and lows for Alabama, but with 14 points allowed on Saturday, this unit finishes the regular season allowing fewer than 20 points in four of its last five games.
    Kennington Smith III, The Athletic, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of finish
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • In 1965, Gloria Dickerson integrated the schools in Drew, just a few miles from where Till was murdered.
    Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Man wounded in shootout in Saraland parking lot accused of murdering girlfriend Quintero was arrested on Monday, Nov. 25, and charged with first-degree murder and fraudulent use of personal identification information, online court records show.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of murder
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“Scrag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrag. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.

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