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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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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.
The meaning of SCRAP is fragments of discarded or leftover food. How to use scrap in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Scrap.
A scrap of something is a very small piece or amount of it. ...a fire fuelled by scraps of wood. Scraps are pieces of unwanted food which are thrown away or given to animals. ...the scraps from the Sunday dinner table. If you scrap something, you get rid of it or cancel it.
1. a small piece or portion; fragment. a. bits of food, esp. of leftover food. b. the remains of animal fat after the oil has been tried out. 3. a detached piece of something written or printed: scraps of poetry. 4. discarded or leftover material that can be reused in some way, as metal that can be melted and reworked.
Scrap definition: a small piece or portion; fragment. See examples of SCRAP used in a sentence.
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. For example, you might take scrap metal to the recycling center.
Definition of scrap noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SCRAP definition: 1. a small piece or amount of something: 2. old cars and machines that are not now needed but have…. Learn more.
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material that has been thrown away or left over and can be reused:[uncountable] heaps of scrap to be carted away. made up of scraps or scrap: scrap metal. thrown away or left over. break up. to throw away or abandon as useless: scrapped our plans to remodel. scrap2 /skræp/ n., v., scrapped, scrap•ping. [Informal.] a fight or quarrel.
