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- 1. a small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used: "I scribbled her address on a scrap of paper" Similar fragmentpiecebitoffcutoddmentsnippetsniptatterwispshredremnantbitspeckiotaparticleouncewhitjotatomshredcrumbmorselfragmentgraindrophinttouchtracesuggestionwhispersuspicionscintillaspotmitetittlejot or tittlemodicumstiminformal:smidgensmidgetadarchaic:scantlingscruple
- ▪ bits of uneaten food left after a meal: "he filled Sammy's bowls with fresh water and scraps" Similar leftoversuneaten foodleavingscrumbsscrapingsslopsdregsscouringsoffscouringsremainsremnantsresidueodds and endsbits and piecesbits and bobspiecesbits
- ▪ used to emphasize the lack or smallness of something: "there was not a scrap of aggression in him"
- ▪ a small person or animal, especially one regarded with affection or sympathy: informal "poor little scrap, she's too hot in that tight coat"
- ▪ a particularly small thing of its kind: "she was wearing a short black skirt and a tiny scrap of a top"
- 2. discarded metal for reprocessing: "the steamer was eventually sold for scrap"
- ▪ any waste articles or discarded material: "we're burning scrap lumber" Similar wasterefusegarbagelitterdiscarded matterdebrisdetritusdrossflotsam and jetsamlumberrubbishtrashmullockinformal:dreckjunkgrotgashrare:draffraffleraffcultchorts
verb
- 1. discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal: "a bold decision was taken to scrap existing plant"
- ▪ abolish or cancel (a plan, policy, or law): "he supports the idea that road tax should be scrapped" Similar throw awaythrow outdispose ofget rid ofdo away withtoss outthrow on the scrapheapclear outdiscardremovedispense withloseeliminatedumpbinjettisonsheddismissexpelejectweed outroot outdecommissionrecyclebreak updemolishwrite offdestroyannihilateobliterateinformal:chuck (away/out)ditchjunkget shut ofget shot ofsee the back oftrashshuck offwreckabandondropabolishwithdrawthrow outdo away withgive upstopput an end tocanceleliminatecutjettisoninformal:axeditchdumpjunkchuck inOpposite keeppreservekeeprestore
Word Origin late Middle English (as a plural noun denoting fragments of uneaten food): from Old Norse skrap ‘scraps’; related to skrapa ‘to scrape’. The verb dates from the late 19th century.
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1. a small piece; bit; fragment; shred. 2. a bit of something written or printed; brief extract. 3. a. discarded metal in the form of machinery, auto parts, etc. suitable only for reprocessing. b. discarded articles or fragments of rubber, leather, cloth, paper, etc.
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