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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 ¹

Noun

1. a small piece of something larger; fragment

2. waste material or used articles, often collected and reprocessed

3. scraps pieces of leftover food

Verb

[scrapping, scrapped]

to discard as useless [Old Norse skrap]

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scrap ² Informal

Noun

a fight or quarrel

Verb

[scrapping, scrapped]

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.

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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scrap ¹

noun 1. piece, fragment, bit, trace, grain, particle, portion, snatch, part, atom, remnant, crumb, mite, bite, mouthful, snippet, sliver, morsel, modicum, iota

noun 2. waste, junk, off cuts

plural noun 3. leftovers, remains, bits, scrapings, leavings

verb 4. 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 << OPPOSITE bring back

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scrap ² (Informal)

noun 1. fight, battle, row, argument, dispute, set-to (informal) disagreement, quarrel, brawl, squabble, wrangle, scuffle, tiff, dust-up (informal) shindig (informal) scrimmage, shindy (informal) bagarre (French) biffo Austral. (slang)

verb 2. fight, argue, row, fall out (informal) barney (informal) squabble, spar, wrangle, bicker, have words, come to blows, have a shouting match (informal)

Translations

scrap [skræp] n (= bit) → pedacito;

(fig) → pizca (= fight); riña, bronca;

(also: scrap iron) → chatarra, hierro viejo

vt (= discard) → desechar, descartar

vi → reñir, armar (una) bronca;

scraps npl (= waste) → sobras fpl; desperdicios mpl;

to sell sth for scrap → vender algo como chatarra

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scrap [skræp] n → bout m, morceau m (= fight); bagarre f;

(also: scrap iron) → ferraille f

vt → jeter, mettre au rebut (fig); abandonner, laisser tomber

vi → se bagarrer;

scraps npl (= waste) → déchets mpl;

to sell sth for scrap → vendre qch à la casse or à la ferraille

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scrap [skræp] n (bit) → Stückchen nt (fig) (of truth, evidence) → Spur f;

(fight) → Balgerei f;

(also: scrap metal) → Altmetall nt, Schrott m

vt (machines etc) → verschrotten (fig) (plans etc) → fallen lassen

vi (fight) → sich balgen;

scraps npl (leftovers) → Reste pl;

to sell sth for scrap → etw als Schrott or zum Verschrotten verkaufen

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scrap [skræp] n → pezzo, pezzetto (= fight); zuffa;

(also: scrap iron) → rottami mpl di ferro; ferraglia

vt → demolire;

(fig) → scartare;

scraps npl (= waste) → scarti mpl;

to sell sth for scrap → vendere qc come ferro vecchio