/skɹæp/
OriginFrom Middle English scrappe, from Old Norse skrap, from skrapa (“to scrape, scratch”), from Proto-Germanic *skrapōną, *skrepaną (“to scrape, scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *skreb-, *skrep- (“to engrave”). Cf. Swedish skräp (“garbage”).
- countable, uncountableA (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
“I found a scrap of cloth to patch the hole.”
“I have no materials — not a scrap.”
- countable, uncountableThe smallest amount.
“I don't care a scrap.”
““I don't mind anything. I don't mind your being technically German a scrap. All I think is that it was a little—well, perhaps a little excessive to marry another German when you had done it once alrea”
- countable, plural-normally, uncountableLeftover food.
“Give the scraps to the animals: any meat to the dogs, and the rest to the hogs.”
- countable, uncountableThe crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.
- uncountableDiscarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.
“That car isn't good for anything but scrap.”
““We need a set of wheels to carry out this plan of yours.”
“Queenie?”
“We need her now more than ever.”
“Will she still be in the field where we left her?”
“No, no, no. The fuzz will have towed her aw”
- UK, countable, in-plural, uncountableA piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips.
- uncountableLoose-leaf tobacco of a low grade, such as sweepings left over from handling higher grades.
- countable, obsolete, uncountableA snare for catching birds.
- A fight, tussle, skirmish.
“We got in a little scrap over who should pay the bill.”
- transitiveTo discard; to get rid of.
“The party plans to scrap the military-drafted constitution, and bring the army's many business interests under the Ministry of Finance.”
- transitiveTo stop working on indefinitely.
- intransitiveTo scrapbook; to create scrapbooks.
- transitiveTo dispose of at a scrapyard.
“Northern made much of the scrapping of the first of the Pacers (142005), and to date 35 of its Class 142s have been scrapped, with a further 11 off-lease at Gascoigne Wood.”
- transitiveTo make into scrap.
“Standing on the mountain above Caerphilly, one may reflect upon the gap where once stood Llanbradach Viaduct, and look near at hand upon the restored ruins of Caerphilly Castle; man labours to rebuild”
- to fight
“Oh yeah! Keep it spicy! You know I love a good tussle, Gonzales! Keep on scrappin', son! 'Course, it ain't gonna do you much good in the end.”
Formsscraps(plural) · scraps(present, singular, third-person) · scrapping(participle, present) · scrapped(participle, past) · scrapped(past)