Meaning of scrap in English

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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 »
Derived terms
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 »
Derived terms
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 »
Derived terms
2. worthless material that is to be disposed of
Derived terms
- junk
- trash
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 »
Derived terms

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