scrap

¹

[skrap]

noun

1. a small piece or portion; fragment: scraps of cloth.

   a scrap of paper;

   scraps of cloth.

2. scraps,

   1. bits or pieces of food, especially of leftover or discarded food.

   2. the remains of animal fat after the oil has been rendered; cracklings.

3. a detached piece of something written or printed.

   scraps of poetry.

4. broken, discarded, or rejected items or parts for use as raw material or in reprocessing, as old metal that can be melted and reworked.

   The two of them drive around collecting scrap to sell.

5. chips, cuttings, fragments, or other small pieces of raw material removed, cut away, flaked off, etc., in the process of making or manufacturing an item.

   Their cutting process is faster, but have you seen the amount of scrap it generates?

adjective

1. consisting of pieces or fragments.

2. existing in the form of fragments or remnants of use only for reworking, as metal.

3. discarded or left over.

   She was fashioning a toy out of some scrap wood.

verb (used with object)

scrapped, scrapping 

1. to break up into pieces for discarding or reworking.

   to scrap old cars.

2. to discard as useless, worthless, or ineffective.

   He urged that we scrap the old method of teaching mathematics.

scrap

²

[skrap]

noun

1. a fight or quarrel.

   She got into a scrap with her in-laws.

verb (used without object)

scrapped, scrapping 

1. to engage in a fight or quarrel.

scrap

¹

/ skræp /

noun

1. a small piece of something larger; fragment

2. an extract from something written

3. 1. waste material or used articles, esp metal, often collected and reprocessed

   2. ( as modifier )

      scrap iron

4. (plural) pieces of discarded food

verb

1. to make into scrap

2. to discard as useless

scrap

²

/ skræp /

noun

1. a fight or argument

verb

1. (intr) to quarrel or fight

Other Word Forms

• scrappingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of scrap¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English noun scrappe “scrap of food,” from Old Norse skrap, derivative of skrapa “to scrape ”

Origin of scrap²

First recorded in 1670–80; variant of scrape

Word History and Origins

Origin of scrap¹

C14: from Old Norse skrap; see _scrape

Origin of scrap²

C17: perhaps from _scrape

Example Sentences

The Treasury hinted heavily that changes would be made, but Reeves shied away from the more drastic option of scrapping VAT exemptions on the whole scheme entirely.

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The chancellor also highlighted other measures aimed at cutting the cost of living, including freezing NHS prescription charges and regulated rail fares in England, as well as scrapping green levies added to energy bills.

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Levies placed on energy bills are being scrapped, which means households will see their costs fall by £150 a year, according to Reeves.

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The best part is that earnings estimates won’t take a large hit in the unlikely event that the administration successfully scraps CVOW.

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The UK government's decision to scrap the cap is expected to save the Scottish government about £155m in the next financial year.

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Related Words

• chunk 
• fragment 
• grain 
• hunk 
• lump 
• morsel 
• shred 
• sliver 
• snippet 
• speck