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Meaning of scrap

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scrap

Pronunciation:/skɹæp/

noun

Definitions

  1. A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.

    Example: I found a scrap of cloth to patch the hole.

  2. (usually in the plural) Leftover food.

    Example: Give the scraps to the dogs and watch them fight.

  3. The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.

    Example: pork scraps

  4. Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.

    Example: That car isn't good for anything but scrap.

verb

Definitions

  1. To discard.

  2. (of a project or plan) To stop working on indefinitely.

  3. To scrapbook; to create scrapbooks.

  4. To dispose of at a scrapyard.

scrap

Pronunciation:/skɹæp/

noun

Definitions

  1. A fight, tussle, skirmish.

    Example: We got in a little scrap over who should pay the bill.

verb

Definitions

  1. To fight