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Meaning of scrap in English
Pronunciation
/skræp/
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Verb
scrap
Definitions
1.
dispose of (something useless or old)
Examples
« trash these old chairs »
« junk an old car »
« scrap your old computer »
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.
make into scrap or refuse
Examples
« scrap the old airplane and sell the parts »
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 »
2.
worthless material that is to be disposed of
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 »
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 »