crag

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈkrag 

1

: a steep rugged rock or cliff

2

archaic : a sharp detached fragment of rock

cragged

ˈkra-gəd 

adjective

crag

2 of 2

noun (2)

chiefly Scotland

: neck, throat

Synonyms

Noun (1)

• barranca
• barranco
• bluff
• cliff
• escarpment
• palisade
• precipice
• scar
• scarp

Examples of crag in a Sentence

Noun (1)

a menacing crag overhangs the hiking trail

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

If Perez is at the top of the local pecking order, the young climbers who flock to Bishop from around the globe to train on world-class crags in Buttermilk Country and the Owens River Gorge are near the bottom. —Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024

And this month, the soaring crag delivers top-notch comet watching, too. —Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2024

More than 60 crags encompassing about 1,000 routes—mostly mid-grade sport climbing—can be found here. —Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024

What’s more, the underwater mountain’s peaks, crags and ridges are home to coral gardens that host rare deep-dwelling octopuses, squids and creatures known as flying spaghetti monsters, some of which hadn’t been well documented before this research. —Katie Hunt, CNN, 31 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh craig rock

Noun (2)

Middle English, from Middle Dutch crāghe; akin to Old English cræga throat — more at craw

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

crag

noun

ˈkrag

: a steep rugged rock or cliff

craggy

ˈkrag-ē

adjective