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Meaning of 'scrap'
Meaning of 'scrap' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Scrap 
[ v. t.]
- Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a
fragment; a detached, incomplete portion. [ v. t.]- Specifically, a fragment of something written or printed; a brief excerpt; an unconnected extract.
- The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat; as, pork scraps.
- Same as Scrap iron, below.
Meaning of 'scrap' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. scrap [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
- a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
Example in sentence:
- a bit of rock caught him in the eye
Meaning (2):
- the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
- the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
Example in sentence:
- a fight broke out at the hockey game;
- the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap;
- there was fighting in the streets
Meaning (3):
- a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used
- a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used
Example in sentence:
- she jotted it on a scrap of paper;
- there was not a scrap left
2. scrap [ v]
[ v]Meaning (4):
- make into scrap or refuse
- make into scrap or refuse
Example in sentence:
- scrap the old airplane and sell the parts
Meaning (5):
- dispose of (something useless or old)
- dispose of (something useless or old)
Example in sentence:
- junk an old car;
- scrap your old computer;
- trash these old chairs
Meaning (6):
- have a disagreement over something
- have a disagreement over something
Example in sentence:
- These two fellows are always scrapping over something;
- We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America
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