Crag
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɹæɡ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Crag is a noun meaning (Northern England) A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.
Meaning
(Northern England) A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.
More Meanings
- A rough, broken fragment of rock.
- (geology) A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells, of the Pliocene to Pleistocene epochs.
- (uncountable) A game played with three dice, similar to Yahtzee.
- (dialectal or obsolete) The neck or throat.
Example Sentences
Break, break, break, / At the foot of thy crags, O Sea! / But the tender grace of a day that is dead / Will never come back to me.
"Have, then, thy wish!"—he whistled shrill, / And he was answered from the hill; / Wild as the scream of the curlieu, / From crag to crag the signal flew.
Word Forms
- crags
- craig
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tor, castled, beetling, cragge, craig, cliff.
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