(scragged, scragging)with obj.
1- informal, chiefly Brit. handle roughly; beat up〈非正式, 主英〉粗暴对待; 痛打。
1.1
- Rugby grasp (an opponent) by placing an arm around the neck【英橄】搂住（对手）脖子。
1.2
- archaic or US kill by strangling or hanging〈古或美〉扼杀; 绞死。
1.3
- US kill; murder〈美〉杀死; 谋杀。
1
- an unattractively thin person or animal骨瘦如柴的人（或动物）。
2
- archaic, informal a person's neck〈古, 非正式〉人的脖子。
词源
mid 16th cent. (as a noun)：perhaps an alteration of Scots and northern English crag 'neck'. The verb （mid 18th cent.） developed the sense 'handle roughly' from the early use 'hang， strangle'.