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scrap

UK/ˈskɹæp/ US/ˈskræp/ fairly common uk

noun

1.

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

  • “a bit of rock caught him in the eye”
2.

worthless material that is to be disposed of

Synonyms
3.

a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used

  • “she jotted it on a scrap of paper”
  • “there was not a scrap left”
4.

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

  • “a fight broke out at the hockey game”
  • “there was fighting in the streets”
  • “the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap”

adjective

1.

disposed of as useless

  • “waste paper”

verb

1.

dispose of (something useless or old)

  • “trash these old chairs”
  • “junk an old car”
  • “scrap your old computer”
Synonyms
2.

have a disagreement over something

  • “We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America”
  • “These tewo fellows are always scrapping over something”
3.

make into scrap or refuse

  • “scrap the old airplane and sell the parts”

Origin

From Middle English scrappe, from Old Norse skrap, from skrapa (“to scrape, scratch”), from Proto-Germanic *skrapōną, *skrepaną (“to scrape, scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *skreb-, *skrep- (“to engrave”). Cf. Swedish skräp (“garbage”).

Phrases

  • fish scrap
  • scrap book
  • scrap car
  • scrap dealer
  • scrap heap
  • scrap merchant
  • scrap paper
  • table scrap

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