scrap Hear it!

scrap1 definition

scrap (skrap)

noun

  1. a small piece; bit; fragment; shred
  2. a bit of something written or printed; brief extract
    1. discarded metal in the form of machinery, auto parts, etc. suitable only for reprocessing
    2. discarded articles or fragments of rubber, leather, cloth, paper, etc.
    1. bits of leftover food
    2. the crisp remnants of animal fat after the oil has been removed by rendering

Etymology: ME scrappe < ON skrap, scraps, trifles < skrapa, to scrape

adjective

  1. in the form of fragments, pieces, odds and ends, or leftovers
  2. used and discarded

transitive verb scrapped, scrapping scrap′·ping

  1. to make into scrap; break up
  2. to get rid of or abandon as useless; discard; junk
scrap2 definition

scrap (skrap)

noun

a fight or quarrel

Etymology: < ? scrape

intransitive verb scrapped, scrapping scrap′·ping

to fight or quarrel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

scrap Synonyms

scrap

n.

  1. Junk metal

    waste material, chips, cuttings; see trash 3.

  2. A bit

    fragment, particle, portion; see bit 1, piece 1.

  3. *A fight

    quarrel, brawl, squabble; see fight 1.


scrap

v.

  1. To discard

    reject, forsake, dismiss; see abandon 2, discard.

  2. *To fight

    wrangle, battle, squabble; see fight 1, quarrel.


Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

scrap Usage Examples

Object

  • pound: He plans to scrap the pound within two years.

Adjective modifier

  • leftover: Perhaps he can wall paper the Tower with the leftover scraps?

Modifies a noun

  • heap: I feel like I'm the scrap heap at 41.

Noun used with modifier

  • relegation: Good professionals like Wotton, Norris and Nalis should ensure that they stay afloat, but they could get involved in the relegation scrap.

Preposition: of

  • paper: Most parties were able to keep some records on scraps of paper or on bamboo strips.
scrap usage examples (more)

The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.

scrap quotes

Just foraword'neutrality'öaword which inwartimehas so often been disregardedöjust for a scrap of paper Great Britain isgoing to make war on a kindred nation who desires nothing better than to be friends with her.

-Bethmann Hollweg,Theobald von

(All the coaches shall be scrap and rust and all the men and women laughing in the diners and sleepers shall pass to ashes.) I ask a man in the smoker where he isgoing and he answers: 'Omaha'.

-Sandburg, Carl

scrap quotes (more)

Webster's New World Dictionary of Quotations Copyright © 2005 by Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. Published by Wiley, Hoboken, NJ. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Link to this page:

Cite this page:

MLA Style

"scrap." Webster's New World College Dictionary. 2009

  • Your Dictionary. 4 July 2009
  • <www.yourdictionary.com/scrap>

APA Style

scrap. (2009). In Webster's New World College Dictionary

  • Retrieved July 4th, 2009, from www.yourdictionary.com/scrap

Comments:

Please or Register to post a comment