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Scrag

noun/skɹˈæɡ/
Definition
a person who is unusually thin and scrawny
lean end of the neck
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/skɹˈæɡ/
🇬🇧British English
/skɹˈaɡ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/skɹˈaɡ/
1 syllable Say it as /skɹˈæɡ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
garrotteskin and bonesscrag endgarottethin persongarrotechoke
Antonyms
fat person
Parts of Speech
nouna person who is unusually thin and scrawny
nounlean end of the neck
nounthe lean end of a neck of veal
verbstrangle with an iron collar
“people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain”
verbwring the neck of
“The man choked his opponent”
Word Forms
scraggyadjectivebeing very thin
scragverbwring the neck of
garroternounsomeone who kills by strangling
garrotternounsomeone who kills by strangling
garrottenounan instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
garottenounan instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
chokernounsomeone who kills by strangling
chokingnounthe act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
scragnounthe lean end of a neck of veal
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Hals
eine Person, die ungewöhnlich dünn und dürr ist
🇫🇷French
collet de mouton
une personne inhabituellement mince et maigre
🇪🇸Spanish
pescuezo
una persona que es inusualmente delgada y flacucha
🇳🇱Dutch
schraal
een persoon die ongewoon dun en mager is
🇵🇹Portuguese
arranhar
uma pessoa que é excepcionalmente magra e esquelética
🇷🇺Russian
царапать
человек необычайно худой и тощий
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कंठ
एक व्यक्ति जो असामान्य रूप से पतला और दुबला-पतला है
🇧🇩Bengali
স্ক্র্যাগ
একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি অস্বাভাবিকভাবে পাতলা এবং খসখসে
🇮🇳Tamil
சிதைவு
வழக்கத்திற்கு மாறாக ஒல்லியாகவும், கசப்பாகவும் இருக்கும் ஒரு நபர்
🇮🇳Telugu
స్క్రాగ్
అసాధారణంగా సన్నగా మరియు చికాకుగా ఉండే వ్యక్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
स्क्रॅग
एक व्यक्ती जी विलक्षण पातळ आणि कुरकुरीत आहे
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્ક્રેગ
એક વ્યક્તિ જે અસામાન્ય રીતે પાતળી અને ચીકણી છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸ್ಕ್ರ್ಯಾಗ್
ಅಸಾಧಾರಣವಾಗಿ ತೆಳ್ಳಗಿರುವ ಮತ್ತು ತೆಳ್ಳಗಿನ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്ക്രാഗ്
അസാധാരണമാംവിധം മെലിഞ്ഞതും ചുളിവുള്ളതുമായ ഒരു വ്യക്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਕ੍ਰੈਗ
ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਅਸਧਾਰਨ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਪਤਲਾ ਅਤੇ ਕੱਚਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
سکریگ
ایک شخص جو غیر معمولی طور پر پتلا اور کھردرا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
斯克拉格
异常瘦弱的人
🇯🇵Japanese
スクラップ
異常に痩せていてやせている人
🇰🇷Korean
긁힌 자국
유난히 마르고 여윈 사람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cào
một người gầy và gầy gò một cách bất thường
🇹🇭Thai
เศษซาก
คนที่มีรูปร่างผอมเพรียวผิดปกติ
🇮🇩Indonesian
leher
seseorang yang sangat kurus dan kurus
🇲🇾Malay
kecoh
seorang yang luar biasa kurus dan kurus
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
شخص ضعيف
شخص نحيف وهزيل بشكل غير عادي
🇮🇷Persian
خراش
فردی که به طور غیرعادی لاغر و لاغر است
🇹🇷Turkish
çizik
alışılmadık derecede zayıf ve sıska bir kişi
🇮🇱Hebrew
שבר
אדם רזה ורזה בצורה יוצאת דופן
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'scrag'?
The primary meaning of 'scrag' is 'a person who is unusually thin and scrawny'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'scrag' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'scrag' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'scrag' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'scrag' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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