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scrap ¹  (skrp)

n.

1. A small piece or bit; a fragment.

2. scraps Leftover bits of food.

3. Discarded waste material, especially metal suitable for reprocessing.

4. scraps Crisp pieces of rendered animal fat; cracklings.

tr.v. scrapped, scrap·ping, scraps

1. To break down into parts for disposal or salvage.

2. To discard as worthless or sell to be reused as parts; junk.

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[Middle English, from Old Norse skrap, trifles, pieces; see sker-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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scrap ²  (skrp)

intr.v. scrapped, scrap·ping, scraps

To fight, often with the fists.

n.

A fight or a scuffle.

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[Perhaps variant of scrape.]

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scrapper n.

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scrap¹

n

1. a small piece of something larger; fragment

2. an extract from something written

3. (Engineering / 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 scraps, scrapping, scrapped (tr)

1. to make into scrap

2. to discard as useless

[from Old Norse skrap; see scrape]

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scrap² Informal

n

a fight or argument

vb scraps, scrapping, scrapped

(intr) to quarrel or fight

[perhaps from scrape]

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Scrap(s) a bit or fragment.

Examples: scrap of a thunderous epic, 1847; of evidence, 1868; of knowledge, 1879; of learning; of news; of paper, 1726; of supper, 1761; of time, 1767; of other folks’ wit, 1700.

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scrap

• mammock - A scrap, shred, or piece that is torn or broken off.
• riffraff - Rif/riff, "spoil, strip," and raf, "carry off," combined as rif et raf in French, then went to English as riff and raff, "everything, every scrap," and then riffraff.
• scrip - Can be a scrap of paper with writing on it.
• tatter - A scrap of cloth, from Old Norse totrar, "rags"; often used as tatters.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scrap - a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" chip, fleck, bit, flake fragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock" matchwood - fragments of wood; "it was smashed into matchwood" exfoliation, scurf, scale - a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin scurf - (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts sliver, splinter - a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers"
	2.	scrap - worthless material that is to be disposed of rubbish, trash waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers" scrap metal - discarded metal suitable for reprocessing; "he finally sold the car for scrap metal" debris, detritus, junk, rubble, dust - the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up litter - rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)
	3.	scrap - a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used; "she jotted it on a scrap of paper"; "there was not a scrap left" piece - a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence"
	4.	scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" fighting, combat, fight gunfight, gunplay, shootout - a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten conflict, struggle, battle - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" encounter, skirmish, clash, brush - a minor short-term fight close-quarter fighting - hand-to-hand fighting at close quarters dogfight - a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling) fencing - the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules) in-fighting - conflict between members of the same organization (usually concealed from outsiders) set-to - a brief but vigorous fight shock, impact - the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle" rough-and-tumble, scuffle, tussle, dogfight, hassle - disorderly fighting affaire d'honneur, duel - a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head" fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest - a fight with bare fists battering, banging - the act of subjecting to strong attack beating, whipping - the act of overcoming or outdoing fray, affray, ruffle, disturbance - a noisy fight free-for-all, brawl - a noisy fight in a crowd cut-and-thrust, knife fight, snickersnee - fighting with knives gang fight, rumble - a fight between rival gangs of adolescents single combat - a fight between two people; "in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat"
Verb	1.	scrap - dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer" junk, trash chuck out, discard, cast aside, cast away, throw away, toss away, toss out, put away, throw out, cast out, dispose, fling, toss - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
	2.	scrap - have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something" altercate, argufy, quarrel, dispute argue, contend, debate, fence - have an argument about something brawl, wrangle - to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street" spat - engage in a brief and petty quarrel polemicise, polemicize, polemise, polemize - engage in a controversy; "The two historians polemicized for years" fall out - have a breach in relations; "We fell out over a trivial question"
	3.	scrap - make into scrap or refuse; "scrap the old airplane and sell the parts" convert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"

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scrap¹

noun

1. piece, fragment, bit, trace, grain, particle, portion, snatch, part, atom, remnant, crumb, mite, bite, mouthful, snippet, sliver, morsel, modicum, iota a fire fuelled by scraps of wood

2. waste, refuse, rubbish, junk, litter, debris, garbage, trash, detritus, off cuts cut up for scrap

plural noun

leftovers, remains, bits, slops, dregs, scrapings, leavings, uneaten food, scourings children foraging for scraps of food

verb

get rid of, drop, abandon, shed, break up, ditch (slang), junk (informal), chuck (informal), discard, write off, demolish, trash (slang), dispense with, jettison, toss out, throw on the scrapheap, throw away or out We should scrap nuclear and chemical weapons.
get rid of bring back, reinstate, re-establish, return, recall, restore, reinstall

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scrap² (Informal)

noun

fight, battle, row, argument, dispute, set-to (informal), disagreement, quarrel, brawl, squabble, wrangle, scuffle, tiff, turf war (informal), dust-up (informal), shindig (informal), scrimmage, shindy (informal), bagarre (French) He has never been one to avoid a scrap.

verb

fight, argue, row, fall out (informal), barney (informal), squabble, spar, wrangle, bicker, have words, come to blows, have a shouting match (informal) They are always scrapping.

Translations

scrap¹ [skræp]

A. N

1. (= small piece) → pedacito m; [of newspaper] → recorte m; [of material] → retal m, retazo m (fig) → pizca f
it's a scrap of comfort → es una migaja de consolación
a scrap of conversation → un fragmento de conversación
a few scraps of news → unos fragmentos de noticias
there is not a scrap of truth in it → no hay ni un ápice de verdad en eso, no tiene nada de cierto
not a scrap of proof → ni la más mínima prueba
not a scrap of use → sin utilidad alguna
not a scrap! → ¡ni pizca!, ¡en absoluto!
a scrap of paper → un trocito de papel

2. scraps (= leftovers) → restos mpl, sobras fpl
the dog feeds on scraps → el perro come de las sobras de la mesa

3. (also scrap metal) → chatarra f, desecho m de hierro
what is it worth as scrap? → ¿cuánto vale como chatarra?
to sell a ship for scrap → vender un barco como chatarra

B. VT [+ car, ship etc] → chatarrear, convertir en chatarra; [+ old equipment etc] → tirar; [+ idea, plan etc] → desechar, descartar
we had to scrap that idea → tuvimos que descartar or desechar esa idea
in the end the plan was scrapped → al final se desechó or se descartó el plan

C. CPD scrap dealer N → chatarrero/a m/f
scrap heap N → montón m de desechos
this is for the scrap heap → esto es para tirar
to throw sth on the scrap heap (fig) → desechar or descartar algo
I was thrown on the scrap heap at the age of 50 → me dieron la patada cuando tenía 50 años
workers are being thrown on the scrap heap → los obreros van al basurero
to be on the scrap heap [person] → no tener nada a que agarrarse
he ended up on the scrap heap → se quedó sin nada a que agarrarse
scrap iron N → chatarra f, hierro m viejo
scrap merchant N → chatarrero/a m/f
scrap metal N → chatarra f
scrap paper N → pedazos mpl de papel suelto(que se utilizan para borrador)
scrap value N → valor m como chatarra
its scrap value is £30 → como chatarra vale 30 libras
scrap yard N → chatarrería f; (for cars) → cementerio m de coches

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scrap² [skræp]

A. N (= fight) → riña f, pelea f
there was a scrap outside the pub → hubo una riña or pelea a la salida del pub
to get into or have a scrap with sb → reñir or pelearse con algn

B. VI → reñir, pelearse (with sb con algn) they were scrapping in the street → se estaban peleando en la calle

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scrap [ˈskræp]

n

(= small piece) [paper, material, meat] → bout m
a scrap of paper → un bout de papier

[information, data, news, conversation] → bribe f
They needed every scrap of help they could get
BUT Ils avaient besoin de toute l'aide qu'ils pourraient trouver.
There's not a scrap of evidence
BUT Il n'y a pas l'ombre d'une preuve.
It wouldn't make a scrap of difference
BUT Cela ne ferait pas la moindre différence.

(also scrap iron) → ferraille f
to sell sth for scrap → vendre qch à la casse

(= fight) → bagarre f
to have a scrap with sb → se bagarrer avec qn

vt

[+ car, ship, equipment] → mettre à la casse

[+ plan, project, idea, law, deal] → abandonner
In the end the plan was scrapped → Finalement le projet a été abandonné. scraps

npl (= leftover food) → restes mpl

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scrap:

scrapbook

n → Sammelalbum nt

scrap car

n → Altauto nt, → Schrottauto nt

scrap dealer

n → Altwarenhändler(in) m(f); (in metal) → Schrotthändler(in), Altmetallhändler(in) m(f)

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scrap:

scrap iron

n → Alteisen nt

scrap merchant

n → Schrotthändler(in) m(f)

scrap metal

n → Schrott m, → Altmetall nt

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scrap¹

n

(= small piece) → Stückchen nt; (fig) → bisschen no pl; (of papers, conversation, news) → Fetzen m; (of truth) → Fünkchen nt, → Spur f; (of poetry) → Fragment nt; there isn’t a scrap of food in the house → es ist überhaupt nichts zu essen or kein Bissen zu essen im Haus; his few scraps of German → seine paar Brocken Deutsch; his few scraps of knowledge → das bisschen Wissen, das er hat; a few scraps of information → ein paar magere Auskünfte; it’s a scrap of comfort → es ist wenigstens ein kleiner Trost; not a scrap! → nicht die Spur!; not a scrap of evidence → nicht der geringste Beweis; he was not a scrap of help → er war überhaupt keine Hilfe, er war nicht die geringste Hilfe

(usu pl: = leftover) → Rest m

(= waste material) → Altmaterial nt, → Altwaren pl; (= metal) → Schrott m; (= paper) → Altpapier nt; these bits are scrap → diese Sachen werden nicht mehr gebraucht; are these notes scrap? → können die Notizen weggeworfen werden?; to sell a ship for scrap → ein Schiff als Schrott or zum Verschrotten verkaufen; what is your car worth as scrap? → wie hoch ist der Schrottwert Ihres Autos?

vt car, ship etc → verschrotten; furniture, clothes → ausrangieren; idea, plan etc → fallen lassen; piece of work → wegwerfen; scrap that (inf: = forget it) → vergiss es!

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scrap² (inf)

n → Balgerei f; (verbal) → Streiterei f; to get into or have a scrap with somebody → mit jdm in die Wolle geraten (inf)

vi → sich balgen; (verbal) → sich streiten

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scrap¹ [skræp]

1. n

a. (small piece) → pezzo, pezzetto (fig) (of truth) → briciolo
a scrap of conversation → un frammento di conversazione
there's not a scrap of proof → non c'è la benché minima prova
it's not a scrap of use → non serve a un bel niente

b. scraps npl (left-overs) → avanzi mpl

c. (iron, gold) → scarti mpl
to sell sth for scrap → vendere qc come rottame

2. vt (gen) → buttar via; (ship, car) → demolire; (fig, plan) → scartare

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scrap² [skræp] (fam)

1. n (fight) → bisticcio, zuffa

2. vi to scrap (with sb) → bisticciare or azzuffarsi (con qn)

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scrap¹

n scrap [skrӕp]

1 a small piece or fragment a scrap of paper. stukkie قِطْعَه قَصيرَه парче(нце) kousek, útržek stump das Stückchen κομματάκι pedacito, retazo tükike تكه palanen bout פִּיסָה टुकड़ा ostatak, fragment darabka cabikan smástykki, (pappírs)snifsi pezzetto １片 조각 skiautelė gabaliņš; strēmele cebisan snipper stump, bit świstek pedaço bucăţică клочок, кусочек kúsok košček komadić bit, stycke, lapp เศษเล็ก ๆ parça 碎片 клаптик, шматочок کاغذ کا پرزہ mảnh nhỏ 碎片

2 (usually in plural) a piece of food left over after a meal They gave the scraps to the dog. oorskiet فَضَلات الطَّعام остатъци (от храна) zbytek madrest der Speiserest αποφάγια (πληθ.) restos, sobras toidujäägid ته مانده غذا ruoantähteet restes שְאֵרִיוֹת जूठन ostatak od jela, smeće maradék remah-remah leifar avanzo 食べ残し 찌꺼기 išėdos, likučiai (ēdiena) atliekas sisa makanan restje matrest resztki restos resturi остатки, объедки zvyšok ostanki ostatak matrester, smulor เศษอาหารที่เหลือจากการกินอาหารแล้ว yemek artıkları 剩飯菜 рештки, недоїдки بچا ہوا کھانا وغیرہ mẩu thừa 残羹剩饭

3 waste articles that are only valuable for the material they contain The old car was sold as scrap; (also adjective ) scrap metal. skroot نُفايَه скрап šrot(ový) skrot; skrot- der Schrott, Schrott-... παλιοσίδερα, σαβούρα chatarra vanametall خرت و پرت romu ferraille גְרוּטאוֹת रद्दी माल otpad roncs rongsokan brotajárn rottame くず 폐물 laužas lūžņi sekerap afval, oud ijzer skrap, søppel złom sucata fiare vechi металлический лом odpad, šrot; šrotový staro železo otpadak skrot ของเสียที่มีค่าเพียงแค่วัสดุที่มีอยู่ในตัวเท่านั้น hurda 下角料 металевий брухт, скрап ردّی، کترن phế liệu 废弃物

4 a picture etc for sticking into a scrapbook. plaksel قُصاصَة وَرَق изрезка výstřižek scrap das Sammelbildchen απόκομμα recorte väljalõige قطعه leike (dé)coupure מַדבֵּקוֹת ऐसी पुस्तक जिसमें चित्र रखी जाती है slika za spomenar kivágat gambar guntingan úrklippa ritagli 切り抜き 스크랩 iškarpa izgriezums; uzlīme gambar knipsel utklipp, bilde wycinek (z gazety) recorte extras din ziare вырезки výstrižok izrezek slika za album urklipp รูปที่ตัดไว้แปะในสมุดภาพ yapıştırılacak şey 貼到剪貼簿的剪貼 вирізка з газети اسکریپ بک میں چپکانے کے لئے تصویر وغیرہ đoạn cắt, ảnh cắt (ở báo) 图片，短文

v – past tense, past participle scrapped –

to discard They scapped the old television set; She decided to scrap the whole plan. weggooi يُلْقي الشَّيءَ تَخَلُّصا منه изхвърлям vyřadit; opustit skrotte; kassere ausrangieren πετώ, απορρίπτω desechar minema viskama دور انداختن mettre au rebut/rancart לְהִיפָּטֵר टुकड़े करना obaciti, prekrižiti kiselejtez membuang henda; hætta við 捨てる 폐기하다 išmesti, atsisakyti, palaidoti izmest; aizsviest; atteikties no membuang afdanken kassere, hive wyrzucić, odrzucić pôr de lado a arun­ca la gunoi выбрасывать за негодностью vyradiť; odpísať, vylúčiť zavreči odbaciti skrota, kassera, slopa ทิ้งไป ıskartaya çıkarmak, atmak 丟棄 викидати ردّ کرنا thải ra 丢弃

adj scrappy

made up of bits and pieces a scrappy meal. karig مُؤَلَّف من قِطَع غَيْر مُتَجانِسَه смесен připravený ze zbytků rodet aus Resten που είναι φτιαγμένος από διάφορα κομμάτια hecho de restos/sobras jääkidest tehtud پاره پاره tähteistä/jäännöksistä koottu fait de restes מְבוּלגָן असंम्बद्ध, तितर-बितर fragmentiran, skrpan maradékokból összeszedett dari sisa-sisa ósamstæður; úr hinu og þessu (frammentario) 寄せ集めの 부스러기로 된 pabiras, sudurstytas savākts no gabaliņiem; improvizēts; no visa pa druskai tidak sempurna samengeraapt tilfeldig sammensatt, reste- sklecony heterogéneo făcut din resturi состоящий из остатков; разрозненный pripravený zo zvyškov sestavljen iz ostankov sklepan hoprafsad กระท่อนกระแท่น yarım yamalak 由碎料做成的，拼湊而成的 уривчастий, безсистемний چھٹن، چھٹ پٹ چیزوں پر مشتمل کھانا chắp vá 由碎料做成的

adv scrappily

karig بِقِطَعٍ غَيْر مُتَجانِسَه несвързаано zlomkovitě rodet; sjusket aus Resten κομματιαστά, αποσπασματικά por fragmentos, a pedacitos ebaühtlaselt بصورت پاره پاره hajanaisesti par fragments בְּצוּרָה לא מְסוּדֶרֶת खंडश:, टुकड़े-टुकड़े मेंख्‍ रद्दी तौर पर, व्यर्थ रूप से skrpano apránként dari rongsokan í bitum; samhengislaust in modo frammentario まとまりなく 단편적으로 bet kaip, nerišliai improvizēti; saraustīti dengan tidak sempurna onsamenhangend planløst, fragmentarisk bez związku desconexamente fragmentar; din resturi бессвязно;разрозненно útžkovito (skupaj) zmašeno sklepano hoprafsat อย่างกระท่อนกระแท่น yarım yamalak bir biçimde; parça parça 拼湊地 уривчасто, безладно ٹکڑوں میں chắp vá 拼凑地

n scrappiness

karigheid تَكوين الشَّيء من قِطَعٍ غَيْر مُتَجانِسَه несвързаност útržkovitost rod; sjusk die Bruchstückhaftigkeit προχειρότητα, αποσπασματικότητα carácter fragmentario ebaühtlus پارگي hajanaisuus caractère décousu טְלָאִים-טְלָאִים खडत्व, रद्दीपन, व्यर्थता, खंडान्वितता skrpanost szedett-vedettség barang rongsokan e-ð sem er samhengislaust frammentarietà まとまりのなさ 산만함 chaotiškumas juceklīgums; sistēmas trūkums ketidaksempurnaan het onsamenhangende planløshet niejednolitość desconexão caracter dezlânat бессвязность; разрозненность útržkovitosť razdrobljenost sklepanost plockighet, planlöshet, hoprafsad karaktär ความกระท่อนกระแท่น yarım yamalaklık, parça parça olma 拼湊 безсистемність لاپروائی tính chắp vá 拼凑

n scrapbook

a book with blank pages on which to stick pictures etc The actor kept a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings about his career. plakboek دَفْتَر تُلْصَق فيه قُصاصات من الوَرَق албум за изрезки kniha výstřižků scrapbog das Sammelalbum λεύκωμα αποκομμάτων álbum de recortes väljalõigete album آلبوم عكس leikekirja album (de découpures, etc.) אַלבּוֹם מִדבָּקוֹת कतरन-रजिस्टर, ऐसी पुस्तक जिसमें चित्र या कतरन रखी जाती है spomenar album (lapkivágatok beragasztására) buku untuk menempelkan guntingan berita dll úrklippubók album スクラップブック 스크랩북 iškarpų albumas izgriezumu/uzlīmju albums buku skrap plakboek utklippsbok album na wycinki álbum de recortes album (cu extrase din ziare etc.) альбом для вырезок kniha al. zošit na nalepovanie výstrižkov album album album, urklippsbok สมุดติดรูปภาพ yapıştırma albümü 剪貼簿 альбом для газетних вирізок سادہ اوراق کی کتاب جس میں تصویریں وغیرہ چپکا کر اسے خوبصورت بناتے ہیں vở dán bài rời 剪贴簿

scrap heap

a heap of waste material, unwanted objects etc. skrootwerf كَوْمَةٌ من قُصاصات الوَرَق бунище skládka odpadu skrotbunke der Abfallhaufen σωρός από σκουπίδια ή παλιοσίδερα montón de deshechos kolihunnik انبار قراضه؛زباله دان romukasa tas de ferraille עַרֵימָת גְרוּטָאוֹת रद्दी माल का ढेर hrpa smeća szemétdomb timbunan rongsokan ruslahaugur (mucchio di rottami) ごみため 폐기장 atliekų krūva atkritumu/lūžņu kaudze timbunan barang buruk schroothoop skraphaug, avfallsdynge śmietnisko, stos złomu ferro-velho grămadă de fier vechi свалка skládka odpadu kup odpadkov gomila otpadaka sop-, skrothög กองขยะ kırpıntı/çer çöp yığını 廢物堆 звалище, смітник ردّی کا امبار đống phế liệu 废物堆

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scrap²

n scrap [skrӕp]

a fight He tore his jacket in a scrap with another boy. geveg شِجار، مُشاجَرَه сбиване zápas, rvačka slagsmål die Keilerei καβγάς, συμπλοκή pelea kaklus دعوا tappelu bagarre מְרִיבָה झगड़ा svađa, tučnjava verekedés perkelahian átök zuffa けんか 싸움 peštynės cīniņš; plūkšanās perkelahian handgemeen slagsmål, sammenstøt bójka luta bătaie стычка, потасовка bitka ravs tuča gruff, slagsmål การต่อสู้; การวิวาท dövüş, kavga 打架 сварка, бійка لڑائی، جھگڑا، ہاتھا پائی ẩu đả, đấu đá 打架

v – past tense, past participle scrapped –

to fight The dogs were scrapping over a bone. baklei يَتَشاجَر боричкам се rvát se slås streiten τσακώνομαι pelear(se) kisklema دعوا كردن tapella se bagarrer לְהִתקוֵטט झगड़ा करना svađati se, tući se verekszik berkelahi slást azzuffarsi けんかする 싸움하다 kniautis, peštis kauties; plēsties berkelahi vechten slåss, trette bić się lutar a se bate сцепиться, подраться biť sa ravsati se tući se gruffas, slåss ต่อสู้ dövüşmek, kavga etmek 打架 зчепитися, побитися ہاتھا پائی کرنا cuộc đánh nhau 打架

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scrap → عِراك, فَضْلَة, يتشاجر hádka, kousek, vyřadit klammeri, skrotte, stump Schrott, Stückchen, verschrotten αχρηστεύω, κομματάκι, τσακωμός bronca, desguazar, pedazo heittää roskiin, palanen, riita bagarre, bout, jeter komadić, svađa, svađati se demolire, litigio, pezzetto けんか, 小片, 廃棄する 싸움, 조각, 폐물로 만들다 knipsel, ruzie, ruziën bit, sammenstøt, skrote bójka, drobina, przeznaczyć na złom brigar, pedacinho, rixa выбрасывать, кусок, перебранка bit, gräl, gräla เศษชิ้นเล็กชิ้นน้อย, การต่อสู้, ต่อสู้ atmak, kavga, parça cuộc cãi lộn, mảnh nhỏ, thải ra 争吵, 废弃, 碎屑