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noun

a small piece or portion; fragment: a scrap of paper.

scraps,

bits or pieces of food, especially of leftover or discarded food.

the remains of animal fat after the oil has been tried out.

a detached piece of something written or printed: scraps of poetry.

an old, discarded, or rejected item or substance for use in reprocessing or as raw material, as old metal that can be melted and reworked.

chips, cuttings, fragments, or other small pieces of raw material removed, cut away, flaked off, etc., in the process of making or manufacturing an item.

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adjective

consisting of scraps or fragments.

existing in the form of fragments or remnants of use only for reworking, as metal.

discarded or left over.

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verb (used with object)

to make into scraps or scrap; break up: to scrap old cars.

10.

to discard as useless, worthless, or ineffective: He urged that we scrap the old method of teaching mathematics.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English scrappe (noun) < Old Norse skrap, derivative of skrapa to scrape

Related forms

scrap·ping·ly, adverb

Example Sentences

The authorities said the pieces almost certainly went to a scrap metal dealer paying pennies.

He had my room number written on a scrap of paper in his hand.

Armenia is threatening to scrap the deal altogether.

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The authorities said the pieces almost certainly went to a scrap metal dealer paying pennies.

He had my room number written on a scrap of paper in his hand.

Armenia is threatening to scrap the deal altogether.

Contact a local scrap metal recycler to dispose of larger stainless steel and aluminum materials.

For the clunker, this swap is the last stop before being plundered for parts and scrap metal.

Chandler, who makes furniture and sculptures in addition to designing landscapes, had used scrap steel in his work for years.

Attach the scrap paper by folding up the lowest part of the short side that you scored over the scrap paper.

The new secretary of homeland security should scrap the color-coded terrorism alert system.

It'll only take a minute, and you've probably got scrap paper near you.

Commercial fences pay the going rate for scrap gold however valuable the finished jewellery is.

Here the refrigerators are cleaned out, relieved of their toxic refrigerants, and then turned into scrap metal.

Scrap them before the already huge costs soar exponentially.

Build the frame from lumber, such as rot-resistant redwood or cedar or less expensive plywood or scrap lumber.

They will be remembered long after their robotic brothers are shipped off to the scrap heap.

In a factory it might mean that a component has to be thrown into the scrap bin.

Car and truck tires may be repurposed as raised beds, as can recycled scrap wood.

In this case, particle physicist would not be required to scrap their extremely accurate standard.

All you need for an outdoor shower can be tucked into little shelves made from scrap wood.

To catch the best view of a prolific meteor shower, scrap your plans tonight and get to bed for an early morning tomorrow.

The parts must have been old even in the mid-1940s, and should have gone for scrap during the war.

Britain, the supposed mother of trial by jury, is seeking to scrap them for serious fraud and to ban juries from some inquests.

Neyland reported that they have found trim on a scrap of fabric appearing to belong to a jacket of one of the crewmembers.

We could use scrap metal from the millions of unused car to make the bikes.

Secure the foam plug in place with pieces of scrap wood from below.

And you can easily build one with your kids using simple tools, scrap lumber, and a little creativity.

It's hopelessly utopian to think that we'll scrap the dissertation-to-monograph model of our own volition.

He likes to take visitors onto the balcony of the town hall and challenge them to spot a scrap of paper in the plaza.

Broken ones are sold for a pittance to scrap collectors.

There's no need to scrap an entire techonology, for lack of noise.

See how to turn scrap metal into cool raised beds more.

If you don't scrap it off, there will be no connection with the battery.

Another dislodging event: scrap regional accreditation.

Even after the central government's decision to scrap an.

The bulk of them were destroyed or sold as scrap metal.

We are apparently not going to leave the slightest scrap of fossil energy sources for our descendants.

Some of the owners were on hand to watch their machines reduced to scrap.

The design makes it easier for consumers to replace the parts themselves, rather than scrap it if something goes wrong, he said.

These animals, a mud-built shelter and the fertile scrap of.

Researchers are tantalized by each new scrap of comet data.

To that, add scrap meat from all over the country, and grind.

The demolition is expected to be self funded as the pieces are hauled off and sold for scrap metal.

Because, folks-let's not kid ourselves-all you really need in order to write is a scrap of paper and a pencil nub.

It is stupid to scrap this policyToo many children will ruin the world since the world already has such a large population.

Reputable recyclers will properly scrap unusable electronics, though they sometimes charge a small fee.

Honestly, if you had a scrap of intellectual integrity you'd be ashamed of this post.

To simulate the weight of the real thing, he used every scrap of lead the engineering center could muster.

Museums are constantly changing and it is a shame to simply bring in a whole new exhibit and entirely scrap an old one.

Scrap the rules, they claim, and the economy will spring to life.

It was decided not a scrap of anything that would sustain life must go to waste.

He traveled from police station to police station, looking for some new scrap of evidence.

Cars at wholesale auction often bring less than the scrap material value of the vehicle.

There may have been concerns about a messy scrap for the top post that could damage feelings and push out talent.

It's time to camp, and there's not a scrap of dry ground anywhere.

Redite tells the sad story of a marionette's pseudoliberation from the scrap heap.

Ten-year-old data protocols did not require keeping every scrap of data and calculation.

Add additional decorations such as scrap ribbon, sequins and buttons to the covered frame.

As they weigh their options, pressure will grow on regulators to scrap the reverse-merger structure.

After everybody lit up, the young man reached into his shoulder bag for a pen and a scrap of paper.

One of the new leader's first acts was to scrap the agreement.

Next to the beverage industry, the automotive industry provides the biggest market for aluminum scrap.

It would make it easier to build out-of-town hypermarkets, and would scrap a rule stopping retailers from selling below cost.

Used beverage containers are the largest component of aluminum scrap.

Instead they drift into collecting scrap metal, begging or petty crime.

All they found, however, was a large piece of scrap iron that had been used in constructing the fireplace.

For each scrap of good news, there is plenty of the bad stuff.

They harvested their wheat and gathered up tons of bullets, relics, and iron scrap.

But the clash between the two men is more than a bilateral scrap.

And the true scrap is melted down to make raw steel.

Next, have students write each word on a scrap of paper.

When they'd released them all, they tied a piece of scrap steel to a buoy with a long cable and threw that over as well.

She and her little brother live with their single mother in a shack built from scrap wood.

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noun

a fight or quarrel: She got into a scrap with her in-laws.

verb (used without object)

to engage in a fight or quarrel.

Origin:
1670–80; variant of scrape

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World English Dictionary

scrap¹ (skræp)

—n
1.	a small piece of something larger; fragment
2.	an extract from something written
3.	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
5.	to make into scrap
6.	to discard as useless

[C14: from Old Norse skrap; see scrape]

scrap² (skræp)

—n
1.	a fight or argument

—vb , scraps, scrapping, scrapped
2.	(intr) to quarrel or fight

[C17: perhaps from scrape]

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Word Origin & History

scrap

"small piece," late 14c., from O.N. skrap "scraps, trifles," from skrapa "to scrape" (see scrape). Meaning "remains of metal produced after rolling or casting" is from 1790. The verb meaning "to make into scrap" is recorded from 1891. Scrapbook first recorded 1825. Scrap iron first recorded 1823.

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scrap

"fight," 1846, possibly a variant of scrape (q.v.) on the notion of "an abrasive encounter." But Weekley suggests obs. colloq. scrap "scheme, villainy, vile intention" (1679). The verb is recorded from 1874.

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Computing Dictionary

SCRAP definition

Something written at CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa in the late 1970s. It ran on Interdata and Perkin-Elmer computers and was in use until the late 1980s.
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