noun
- A small fragment of something broken off from the whole.
- usage: "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
- Worthless material that is to be disposed of.
- A small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used.
- usage: "she jotted it on a scrap of paper"; "there was not a scrap left"
- synonyms: scrap
- The act of fighting; any contest or struggle.
- usage: "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
- Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen.
- synonyms: garbage, refuse, food waste
verb
- Dispose of (something useless or old. )
- usage: "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer"
- Have a disagreement over something.
- usage: "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
- Make into scrap or refuse.
- usage: "scrap the old airplane and sell the parts"
- synonyms: scrap
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