scrap

[ skrap ]

/ skræp /

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noun

a small piece or portion; fragment: a scrap of paper.

scraps,

bits or pieces of food, especially of leftover or discarded food.
the remains of animal fat after the oil has been tried out.

a detached piece of something written or printed: scraps of poetry.

an old, discarded, or rejected item or substance for use in reprocessing or as raw material, as old metal that can be melted and reworked.

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.

adjective

consisting of scraps or fragments.

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

discarded or left over.

verb (used with object), scrapped, scrap·ping.

to make into scraps or scrap; break up: to scrap old cars.

to discard as useless, worthless, or ineffective: He urged that we scrap the old method of teaching mathematics.

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Origin of scrap

1350–1400; Middle English scrappe (noun) <Old Norse skrap, derivative of skrapa to scrape

OTHER WORDS FROM scrap

scrap·ping·ly, adverb

Words nearby scrap

scrambler, scramjet, scran, scrannel, Scranton, scrap, scrapbook, scrape, scrape in, scraper, scraperboard

Other definitions for scrap (2 of 2)

scrap²

[ skrap ]

/ skræp /

Informal.

noun

a fight or quarrel: She got into a scrap with her in-laws.

verb (used without object), scrapped, scrap·ping.

to engage in a fight or quarrel.

Origin of scrap

First recorded in 1670–80; variant of scrape

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How to use scrap in a sentence

To make matters worse, HSBC sparked anger in Hong Kong earlier this year, alienating some of its most loyal investors, after scrapping its dividend in response to the pandemic.
2 new reports push HSBC stock below its 2009 low|Claire Zillman, reporter|September 21, 2020|Fortune
It was at that moment that I scrapped the recipe I had written for a standing mixer, and rewrote it to work by hand.
Making homemade ramen noodles is surprisingly challenging and totally worth it|By Catherine Tillman Whalen/Saveur|September 11, 2020|Popular-Science
From 2011 to 2019, less than one-third of postseason scraps occurred in the first 15 minutes, while 56 percent happened in the final period.
Fighting Didn’t Stop In The NHL Bubble|Josh Planos|August 26, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Of the 11 postseason scraps, eight occurred in the opening period.
Fighting Didn’t Stop In The NHL Bubble|Josh Planos|August 26, 2020|FiveThirtyEight

Some organizations diverted more resources to their performance marketing campaigns, leaving their brand marketing efforts with the scraps.
Replay: Live with Search Engine Land season wrap-up—COVID and marketing disruption|George Nguyen|August 24, 2020|Search Engine Land

British Dictionary definitions for scrap (1 of 2)

scrap¹

/ (skræp) /

noun

a small piece of something larger; fragment

an extract from something written

waste material or used articles, esp metal, often collected and reprocessed
(as modifier)scrap iron

(plural) pieces of discarded food

verb scraps, scrapping or scrapped (tr)

to make into scrap

to discard as useless

Word Origin for scrap

C14: from Old Norse skrap; see scrape

British Dictionary definitions for scrap (2 of 2)

scrap²

/ (skræp) informal /

noun

a fight or argument

verb scraps, scrapping or scrapped

(intr) to quarrel or fight

Word Origin for scrap

C17: perhaps from scrape

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