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scrap
1[ skrap ]
/ skrĂŠp /
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noun
adjective
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
1First recorded in 1350â1400; Middle English noun scrappe âscrap of food,â from Old Norse skrap, derivative of skrapa âto scrapeâ
OTHER WORDS FROM scrap
scrap·ping·ly, adverbWords nearby scrap
Other definitions for scrap (2 of 2)
scrap2
[ skrap ]
/ skrĂŠp /
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
2First recorded in 1670â80; variant of scrape
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British Dictionary definitions for scrap (1 of 2)
scrap1
/ (skrĂŠp) /
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
/ (skrĂŠp) 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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