Definition of "dreg" [dreg]

• The sediment in a liquid; lees. Often used in the plural. (noun)
• The basest or least desirable portion. Often used in the plural: the dregs of humanity. (noun)
• A small amount; a residue. (noun)

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• "This is similar to the practice of China government in repressing human rights activist Tan Zuoren, who disclosed the bean dreg school building construction problem in the Sichuan earthquake, with the charge of inciting sedition."
• "Joe Wilson is a disgusting dreg of humanity and he makes me ashamed."
• "He out-aced the game's best server of recent times 24-9 and drained the American's legendary fighting spirit to the last dreg to win 6-3, 6-4, 6-4."