scrap

Scrap is defined as a small amount of something, often left from something larger.

(noun)

  1. An example of a scrap is tiny bit of paper.
  2. An example of a scrap is leftover food given to a dog.
  3. An example of a scrap is a piece of metal not needed when fixing a car.

The definition of scrap is something that is in small pieces or leftovers that were discarded.

(adjective)

An example of scrap is the type of metal at a recycling yard.

Scrap means to throw away something that is no longer useful.

(verb)

An example of to scrap is to get rid of a bicycle when it is broken and can no longer be ridden.

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See scrap in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

Origin: 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

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

noun

a fight or quarrel

Origin: < ? scrape

intransitive verb scrapped, scrapping

to fight or quarrel

See scrap in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A small piece or bit; a fragment.
  2. scraps Leftover bits of food.
  3. Discarded waste material, especially metal suitable for reprocessing.
  4. scraps Crisp pieces of rendered animal fat; cracklings.
transitive verb scrapped scrapped, scrap·ping, scraps
  1. To break down into parts for disposal or salvage.
  2. To discard as worthless or sell to be reused as parts; junk.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old Norse skrap, trifles, pieces; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots

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intransitive verb scrapped scrapped, scrap·ping, scraps
To fight, often with the fists.
noun
A fight or a scuffle.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps variant of scrape

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