scrap
1[ skrap ]
/ skræp /
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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
1OTHER WORDS FROM scrap
scrap·ping·ly, adverbDefinition for scrap (2 of 2)
scrap2
[ skrap ]
/ skræp /
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 1670–80; variant of scrape
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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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