On this page you'll find 4 example sentences with Scrag. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as garrotte or garrote and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Scrag meaning
- A thin or scrawny person or animal.
- The lean end of a neck of mutton; the scrag end.
- The neck, especially of a sheep.
Synonyms of Scrag
Using Scrag
- The main meaning on this page is: A thin or scrawny person or animal. | The lean end of a neck of mutton; the scrag end. | The neck, especially of a sheep.
- Useful related words include: thin person, garrotte, garrote, cut of veal.
Context around Scrag
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Scrag
- In this selection, "scrag" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 32.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, epic, fight and whale stand out and add context to how "scrag" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include back and scrag the scrum and most epic scrag fight ever. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "scrag" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with scrag
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A. B. Van Deinse points out the "scrag whale", described by P. Dudley in 1725, as one target of early New England whalers, was almost certainly the gray whale. (29 words)
Gone is his natural tendency to scrag and haul and instead he is now a knee bender, hitting with his shoulders square to the touchline and a leg drive to boot. (31 words)
Montana is intent on trying to kill Brooke in the latest episode of American Horror Story and the most epic scrag fight ever erupts and continues throughout the remainder of the episode. (32 words)
Leinster enjoying all the early possession as McGrath makes the darting break down the right, and although Ken Owens shows great pace to get back and scrag the scrum-half, Scarlets are then pinged for being offside. (37 words)
Montana is intent on trying to kill Brooke in the latest episode of American Horror Story and the most epic scrag fight ever erupts and continues throughout the remainder of the episode. (32 words)
Gone is his natural tendency to scrag and haul and instead he is now a knee bender, hitting with his shoulders square to the touchline and a leg drive to boot. (31 words)
Example sentences (4)
Gone is his natural tendency to scrag and haul and instead he is now a knee bender, hitting with his shoulders square to the touchline and a leg drive to boot.
Montana is intent on trying to kill Brooke in the latest episode of American Horror Story and the most epic scrag fight ever erupts and continues throughout the remainder of the episode.
Leinster enjoying all the early possession as McGrath makes the darting break down the right, and although Ken Owens shows great pace to get back and scrag the scrum-half, Scarlets are then pinged for being offside.
A. B. Van Deinse points out the "scrag whale", described by P. Dudley in 1725, as one target of early New England whalers, was almost certainly the gray whale.