scraps

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

scraps - food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) food waste, garbage, refuse 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"