1. past tense of scrag; to seize roughly by the neck
Usage: informal
2. past tense of scrag; to kill by wringing the neck
Usage: informal

Examples

• The farmer scragged the chicken for dinner.
• He scragged his opponent in the wrestling match.
• The cat scragged the mouse it had caught.
• She scragged the weeds from her garden bed.
• The bully scragged the smaller boy by his collar.
• The hunter scragged the rabbit quickly.