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Meaning of scrap in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /skræp/

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  1. Verb

    scrap

    Definitions

    1. dispose of (something useless or old)

    Examples

    • « trash these old chairs »
    • « junk an old car »
    • « scrap your old computer »
  2. 2. have a disagreement over something

    Examples

    • « We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America »
    • « These tewo fellows are always scrapping over something »
  3. 3. make into scrap or refuse

    Examples

    • « scrap the old airplane and sell the parts »
  4. Noun

    scrap

    Etymology

    late Middle English (as a plural noun denoting fragments of uneaten food): from Old Norse skrap‘scraps’; related to skrapa‘to scrape’. The verb dates from the late 19th century

    Definitions

    1. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

    Examples

    • « a bit of rock caught him in the eye »
  5. 2. worthless material that is to be disposed of
  6. 3. a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used

    Examples

    • « she jotted it on a scrap of paper »
    • « there was not a scrap left »
  7. 4. the act of fighting

    Examples

    • « 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 »

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