scrag

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (archaic) A thin or scrawny person or animal.
2. (archaic) The lean end of a neck of mutton; the scrag end.
3. (archaic) The neck, especially of a sheep.
4. (Scotland) A scrog.
5. (UK, derogatory, slang) A chav or ned; a stereotypically loud and aggressive person of lower social class.
6. (Australia, derogatory, slang) A rough or unkempt woman.
7. A ragged, stunted tree or branch.

Verb

1. (colloquial, obsolete) To hang on a gallows, or to choke, garotte, or strangle.
2. To harass; to manhandle.
3. To destroy or kill.

Concepten

hals

ophangen

worgen

wurgen

scharminkel

de nek omdraaien

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Synoniemen

choke

garrotte

scrag end

garotte

skin and bones

garrote

neck

strangle

strangulate

throttle

thin person

hang

slaughter

spew

gorge

veal scallopini

suffocate

kill

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manhandle

maw

throat

neckband

Vertalingen

boğarak öldürmek

étrangler

strangolare

escanyar

torcere il collo

individuo scheletrico

άσαρκο κόκκαλο

sufocar

أعدم

den Hals umdrehen

αδύνατος

λαιμός

Gerippe

ισχνό άτομο

ofegar

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Noors: skragg

Verwant aan Zweeds: skragge

Verwant aan Deens: skrog

In summary

Perhaps related to Norwegian skragg (a lean person), dialectal Swedish skragge (old and torn thing), Danish skrog (hull, carcass); perhaps related to shrink.