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noun
- 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
- 2. discarded metal for reprocessing: "the steamer was eventually sold for scrap"
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"
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A scrap is typically a small item that originally was part of something larger, like a scrap of fabric that was once part of a larger piece. Scrap can also describe something that’s no longer useful.
SCRAP definition: 1. to not continue with a system or plan: 2. to get rid of something that is no longer useful or…. Learn more.
1. a small piece of something larger; fragment. 2. an extract from something written. 3. (Metallurgy) a. waste material or used articles, esp metal, often collected and reprocessed. b. (as modifier): scrap iron. 4. (plural) pieces of discarded food. vb (tr) , scraps, scrapping or scrapped. 5. to make into scrap.
The meaning of SCRAP is fragments of discarded or leftover food. How to use scrap in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Scrap.
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.
Scrap definition: a small piece or portion; fragment. See examples of SCRAP used in a sentence.
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.
Definition of scrap noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. A scrap of something is a very small piece or amount of it. [...] 2. Scraps are pieces of unwanted food which are thrown away or given to animals. [...] 3. If you scrap something, you get rid of it or cancel it. [informal, journalism] [...]
to discard as useless, worthless, or ineffective: He urged that we scrap the old method of teaching mathematics. Old Norse skrap, derivative of skrapa to scrape
