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Definition of 'scrap'English
Etymology 1
(etyl) scrappe, from (etyl) skrap, from
Noun
( en-noun)
A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
* De Quincey
- I have no materials — not a scrap .
- I found a scrap of cloth to patch the hole.
(usually|in the plural) Leftover food.
- Give the scraps to the dogs and watch them fight.
Discarded material (especially metal), junk.
- That car isn't good for anything but scrap .
(ethnic slur|offensive) A Hispanic criminal, especially a Mexican or one affiliated to the Norte gang.
The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.
- pork scraps
Derived terms
* scrap paper
* scrapbook
* scrapheap
( rel-mid)
* scrappy
* scrapyard
( rel-bottom)
Verb
(scrapp)
To discard.
(of a project or plan) To stop working on indefinitely.
To scrapbook; to create scrapbooks.
To dispose of at a scrapyard.
To make into scrap.
Derived terms
* scrapper
Etymology 2
Noun
( en-noun)
A fight, tussle, skirmish.
- We got in a little scrap over who should pay the bill.
Verb
(scrapp)
to fight
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