scrap Definition

scrap¹
noun

1. A small piece; a fragment.

Thesaurus: bit, fragment, particle, portion, fraction, grain, iota, morsel, vestige.
2. Waste material, especially metal, for recycling or reusing.
3. Leftover pieces of food.

Form: scraps

verb

scrapped, scrapping
1. To discard or cease to use; to abandon as unworkable.

Thesaurus: ), dismiss.

Idiom: not a scrap

Not even the smallest amount.
Example: He wasn't a scrap of use to us

Idiom: throw something on the scrap heap

To reject or discard it as useless.

Etymology: 14c: from Norse skrap.

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scrap² (colloq)
noun

1. A fight or quarrel, usually physical.

Thesaurus: argument, fight, brawl, squabble, dispute, scuffle, wrangle, ruckus; Antonym: peace.

verb

intr
scrapped, scrapping
1. To fight or quarrel.

Thesaurus: battle, argue, bicker, clash, spat, quarrel; Antonym: agree.

Etymology: 17c: from scrape.