scrap
1 of 4noun (1)
ˈskrap 
often attributive
1
scraps plural : fragments of discarded or leftover food
2
a
: a small detached piece
a scrap of paper
b
: a fragment of something written, printed, or spoken
scraps of conversation
c
: the least bit
not a scrap of evidence
3
scraps plural : cracklings
4
a
: fragments of stock removed in manufacturing
b
: manufactured articles or parts rejected or discarded and useful only as material for reprocessing
especially : waste and discarded metal
scrap
2 of 4verb (1)
scrapped; scrapping
transitive verb
1
: to convert into scrap
2
: to abandon or get rid of as no longer of enough worth or effectiveness to retain
scrap outworn methods
scrap
3 of 4noun (2)
: fight
scrap
4 of 4verb (2)
scrapped; scrapping
intransitive verb
: quarrel, fight
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- end
- fag end
- leftover
- oddment
- remainder
- remnant
- stub
Verb (1)
- cashier
- cast (off)
- chuck
- deep-six
- discard
- ditch
- dump
- eighty-six
- 86
- exorcise
- exorcize
- fling (off or away)
- jettison
- junk
- lay by
- lose
- pitch
- reject
- shed
- shuck (off)
- slough (off)
- sluff (off)
- throw away
- throw out
- toss
- unload
Noun (2)
- altercation
- argle-bargle [chiefly British]
- argument
- argy-bargy [chiefly British]
- battle royal
- bicker
- brawl
- contretemps
- controversy
- cross fire
- disagreement
- dispute
- donnybrook
- falling-out
- fight
- hassle
- imbroglio
- kickup
- misunderstanding
- quarrel
- rhubarb
- row
- set-to
- spat
- squabble
- tiff
- wrangle
Verb (2)
- altercate
- argue
- argufy
- bicker
- brabble
- brawl
- controvert
- dispute
- fall out
- fight
- hassle
- jar
- quarrel
- quibble
- row
- spat
- squabble
- tiff
- wrangle
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Old Norse skrap scraps; akin to Old Norse skrapa to scrape
Noun (2)
origin unknown
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (1)
circa 1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1846, in the meaning defined above
Verb (2)
circa 1874, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing scrap
Kids Definition
scrap 1 of 3
noun
ˈskrap
1
: a small bit
a scrap of paper
a scrap of evidence
2
scraps plural : pieces of leftover food
3
: waste material (as metal) that can be made fit to use again
scrap
2 of 3verb
scrapped; scrapping
: to abandon or throw away as worthless
We ran out of money and the project had to be scrapped.
scrap
3 of 3noun
: quarrel entry 1 sense 1, fight
scrap 1 of 4
noun (1)
1
as in remainder
an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value only a scrap of silk was left on the sewing table after they had finished the project Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- remainder
- remnant
- leftover
- piece
- rest
- end
- oddment
- shred
- fag end
- stub
- refuse
- sliver
- fragment
- remains
- stump
- leavings
- residual
- residue
- pickings
- vestige
- flake
- splinter
- chip
- scraping(s)
- balance
- tatter
- ribbon(s)
- odds and ends
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- whole
2
as in fragment
a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete a scrap of paper fluttered to the floor Synonyms & Similar Words
- fragment
- piece
- fraction
- bit
- remnant
- sliver
- portion
- shred
- shard
- leftover
- remainder
- tatter
- section
- splinter
- stub
- flake
- segment
- grain
- chip
- patch
- clipping
- crumb
- shatter
- speck
- fleck
- paring
- shaving
- oddment
- snippet
- molecule
- particle
- snip
- end
- dribble
- atom
- shiver
- nugget
- tittle
- mote
- morsel
- granule
- scruple
- cantle
- flyspeck
- nubbin
3
as in shred
a very small piece brushed away a scrap of lint Synonyms & Similar Words
- shred
- speck
- fleck
- bit
- snippet
- grain
- particle
- crumb
- sliver
- patch
- drop
- mouthful
- fragment
- lick
- molecule
- snip
- nugget
- dribble
- trace
- tittle
- morsel
- atom
- mote
- granule
- scruple
- fraction
- portion
- bite
- flyspeck
- dash
- pinch
- nubbin
- whisper
- section
- jot
- shard
- nibble
- whit
- part
- touch
- halfpenny
- smidgen
- flake
- ha'penny
- spot
- modicum
- clipping
- ounce
- taste
- splinter
- dab
- streak
- chip
- ace
- nutshell
- smatter
- suspicion
- paring
- tidbit
- smidgeon
- smidgin
- iota
- smidge
- shaving
- minim
- driblet
- mite
- kenning
- strain
- titbit
- shiver
- haet
- smithereens
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- chunk
- slab
- lump
- pile
- hunk
- stack
- quantity
- deal
- mass
- loads
- gob
- pot
- heaps
- volume
- bucket
- mountain
- barrel
- raft
- wealth
- abundance
- bushel
- profusion
- wad
- peck
- scads
4
as in garbage
discarded or useless material the rest of this stuff is just scrap, so sweep it up and throw it away Synonyms & Similar Words
- garbage
- trash
- debris
- junk
- rubbish
- dust
- truck
- litter
- waste
- rubble
- refuse
- sewage
- dross
- offal
- deadwood
- lumber
- chaff
- raffle
- wreckage
- dreck
- wash
- dump
- spilth
- discard
- drek
- ruins
- effluvium
- remains
- riffraff
- detritus
- effluvia
- crud
- offscouring
- scrap heap
- cull
- reject
- castoff
- swill
- throwaway
- trumpery
- flotsam
- jetsam
- straw
- nothing
- slop
- two bits
- hand-me-down
- odds and ends
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- treasure
- prize
- gem
- catch
- pearl
- treasure trove
- plum
- jewel
- trove
- salvage
- find
- goodie
- valuable
- booty
- goody
scrap
2 of 4noun (2)
1
as in dispute
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions the state legislature's annual scrap over the budget Synonyms & Similar Words
- dispute
- fight
- quarrel
- argument
- altercation
- disagreement
- controversy
- bicker
- row
- brawl
- wrangle
- spat
- squabble
- battle royal
- misunderstanding
- rhubarb
- cross fire
- debate
- skirmish
- imbroglio
- tiff
- clash
- disputation
- tangle
- tussle
- feud
- kickup
- argle-bargle
- set-to
- donnybrook
- argy-bargy
- protest
- contretemps
- difference
- hassle
- falling-out
- contention
- attack
- objection
- logomachy
- protestation
- vendetta
- run-in
- fisticuffs
- fuss
- fray
- catfight
- melee
- dissension
- dissention
- fracas
- affray
- free-for-all
- mêlée
2
as in fight
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups several drunken revelers were involved in a scrap outside of the nightclub Synonyms & Similar Words
- fight
- clash
- skirmish
- battle
- struggle
- tussle
- fray
- contest
- scuffle
- brawl
- combat
- duel
- dustup
- conflict
- scrimmage
- confrontation
- fracas
- altercation
- scrum
- spat
- pitched battle
- dispute
- blows
- hassle
- quarrel
- tangle
- battle royal
- wrangle
- row
- squabble
- fisticuffs
- fistfight
- melee
- punch-up
- joust
- cross fire
- ruction
- grapple
- slugfest
- punch-out
- controversy
- broil
- ruckus
- argument
- tiff
- donnybrook
- rough-and-tumble
- affray
- catfight
- disagreement
- mêlée
- misunderstanding
- free-for-all
- mix-up
- kickup
- argle-bargle
- contretemps
- argy-bargy
- face-off
- falling-out
- handgrips
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- truce
scrap
3 of 4verb (1)
as in to fight
to express different opinions about something often angrily the young couple often scrapped about money and their very disparate spending habits Synonyms & Similar Words
- fight
- bicker
- argue
- spat
- quarrel
- wrangle
- squabble
- dispute
- clash
- brawl
- row
- fall out
- debate
- jar
- brabble
- challenge
- butt heads
- controvert
- tiff
- hassle
- discuss
- lock horns
- quibble
- argufy
- bandy words
- altercate
- object
- contest
- dare
- tangle
- mix it up
- contend
- protest
- kick
- defy
- nitpick
- fuss
- cavil
- consider
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- accept
- get along
- agree
- concur
- consent
- coexist
- assent
scrap
4 of 4verb (2)
1
as in to dump
to get rid of as useless or unwanted we've decided to scrap the second car Synonyms & Similar Words
- dump
- discard
- ditch
- unload
- lose
- junk
- abandon
- shed
- chuck
- toss
- reject
- jettison
- remove
- throw away
- set aside
- exorcise
- eliminate
- throw out
- lay by
- deep-six
- sluff (off)
- dispose of
- cashier
- pitch
- slough (off)
- dismiss
- exorcize
- forsake
- shuck (off)
- abolish
- fling (off or away)
- desert
- kick out
- abdicate
- 86
- cast (off)
- eighty-six
- eradicate
- wipe out
- liquidate
- expunge
- exterminate
- extirpate
- annihilate
- extinguish
- stamp (out)
- root (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- use
- adopt
- embrace
- utilize
- take on
- employ
- hold
- retain
- keep
- hold back
2
as in to abandon
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) we scrapped our plans to go to Paris, and set out the next day for Prague Synonyms & Similar Words
- abandon
- cancel
- revoke
- repeal
- scrub
- abort
- drop
- recall
- rescind
- call off
- withdraw
- halt
- suspend
- cry off
- reverse
- call
- end
- terminate
- invalidate
- nullify
- annul
- stop
- void
- abrogate
- retract
- roll back
- take back
- relinquish
- write off
- discontinue
- interrupt
- recant
- hold back
- break off
- surrender
- countermand
- give up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- keep
- continue
- start
- engage
- pledge
- promise
- begin
- undertake
- initiate
- take up
- commence
- take on
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of scrap are cast, discard, junk, shed, and slough. While all these words mean "to get rid of," scrap and junk imply throwing away or breaking up as worthless in existent form.
scrap all the old ways
would junk our educational system
In some situations, the words cast and scrap are roughly equivalent. However, cast, especially when used with off, away, or out, implies a forceful rejection or repudiation.
cast off her friends
While the synonyms discard and scrap are close in meaning, discard implies the letting go or throwing away of something that has become useless or superfluous though often not intrinsically valueless.
discard old clothes
Shed and slough imply a throwing off of something both useless and encumbering and often suggest a consequent renewal of vitality or luster.
shed a bad habit
finally sloughed off the depression
- marriage guidance
- marriage license
- marriage line
- marriage lines
- marriage mill
- marriage of convenience
- marriage portion
- marriageabilities
- marriageability
- marriageable
- marriageablenesses
- marriages
- married
- married name
- married names
- marriedly
- marrieds
- marrier
- marriers
- marries
- marring
- marris
- marrite
- marrock
- marron