Scrag (Noun)
Meaning 1
The lean end of a neck of veal.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
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Meaning 2
A person who is unusually thin and scrawny.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The new kid in school was a scrag, with long limbs and a gaunt face that made him look like a refugee from a famine.
- He was always the last one picked for sports teams, not just because he was slow, but also because he was a scrag with no muscle mass to speak of.
- Despite his scrag appearance, he was surprisingly strong and agile, able to climb trees and run for miles without getting tired.
- The homeless man on the street corner was a scrag, his body worn down by years of poverty and malnutrition.
- The actor had to lose a lot of weight to play the role of a scrag, a prisoner of war who had been starving in a concentration camp for years.