SCRAG Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

scrag

verb

Definition of scrag

as in to butcher

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as in to throttle

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Elephants are widely adored by many people today — but a recent study suggests early humans were butchering them for survival nearly 2 million years ago.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
With more than 3 billion users, WhatsApp is among the largest areas of scam activity, like wire transfers and pig butchering scams.

— Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of butcher

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And now, a quarter century later, the actress and animal rights activist throttled the internet once more by launching an OnlyFans in April, raking in millions during her first few months on the platform.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
In addition to simulating the dispersal of defense production, Taiwan is throttling the island’s mobile network to show civilians what happens when internet services are disabled.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of throttle

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If the war does indeed come to an end and oil keeps falling, Warsh might get breathing room for rate cuts down the line.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 16 June 2026
Courtesy of the Abu Haikal family Haikal said his family’s own homes have been targeted in settler attacks, including having stones thrown at their home, their crops destroyed, trees cut down and property stolen.

— Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 16 June 2026

Definition of cut down

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Skeptics say such psychic profilers do more harm than good by wasting police resources and exploiting grieving families.

— Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Cam Schlittler’s performance was the latest outing wasted, as the right-hander provided 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball Saturday.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of waste

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That means the Senate's only practical effect is adding another point at which oligarch lobbyists can garrote popular policy.

— Ryan Cooper, The Week, 29 Oct. 2021
Tony, unhindered by any sense of moral anguish, garrotes the man in broad daylight with a length of cable.

— Adam Wilson, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019

Definition of garrote

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This has strangled Iran’s cashflow and closed the strait to Iranian maritime trade.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
In May, an 18-year-old freshman reported she was raped and strangled after meeting a man at a fraternity party before returning to her dorm at Tropicana Gardens in Isla Vista.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of strangle

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