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Synonyms for scrag

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

choke strangle garrote string up stretch

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Choke

choke, strangle, garrote, garotte UK, garrotte UK

Other

string up, stretch

Noun

1. Thin person

thin person, skin and bone

Other

neck

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To harass; to manhandle.

  2. n. 1

    A scrog.

Related words

Phrases
scrag end scrag whale

Forms

Plural
scrags → necks…
Past participle
scragged
e.g. scragged → choked, strangled, garroted, stretched…

Example sentences

  • choke Many old people choke to death while eating mochi.
  • strangle Tom couldn't quite bring himself to strangle Mary.
  • stretch My friend got to ride a stretch limousine to prom!

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
scragsteady
chokerising
stranglerising
garroterising
stretchrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
neck1
5 letters
choke1
7 letters
stretch1, garrote, garotte
8 letters
strangle2, garrotte

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (strangle2 = 2 syllables).