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
scrapped 1 of 2
verb (1)
as in bickered
to express different opinions about something often angrily the young couple often scrapped about money and their very disparate spending habits Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- bickered
- argued
- fought
- clashed
- quarreled
- wrangled
- brawled
- squabbled
- debated
- disputed
- quibbled
- spatted
- discussed
- fell out
- quarrelled
- locked horns
- jarred
- tiffed
- butted heads
- altercated
- hassled
- rowed
- controverted
- argufied
- challenged
- brabbled
- contended
- contested
- protested
- mixed it up
- bandied words
- kicked
- objected
- dared
- nitpicked
- fussed
- tangled
- defied
- caviled
- considered
- cavilled
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- agreed
- accepted
- coexisted
- consented
- concurred
- got along
- assented
scrapped
2 of 2verb (2)
1
as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted we've decided to scrap the second car Synonyms & Similar Words
- discarded
- ditched
- dumped
- unloaded
- lost
- abandoned
- junked
- rejected
- jettisoned
- removed
- tossed
- chucked
- shed
- eliminated
- laid by
- exorcised
- dismissed
- cashiered
- threw away
- deep-sixed
- disposed of
- set aside
- abolished
- threw out
- eighty-sixed
- pitched
- exorcized
- 86'd
- sluffed (off)
- abdicated
- deserted
- flung (off or away)
- shucked (off)
- forsook
- sloughed (off)
- eradicated
- kicked out
- cast (off)
- expunged
- wiped out
- exterminated
- annihilated
- liquidated
- extinguished
- extirpated
- stamped (out)
- rooted (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- adopted
- used
- embraced
- utilized
- employed
- retained
- held
- kept
- took on
- held back
2
as in canceled
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
- canceled
- abandoned
- cancelled
- revoked
- aborted
- repealed
- scrubbed
- rescinded
- recalled
- dropped
- withdrew
- halted
- reversed
- suspended
- called
- terminated
- ended
- invalidated
- nullified
- called off
- annulled
- retracted
- discontinued
- abrogated
- stopped
- voided
- interrupted
- cried off
- recanted
- relinquished
- took back
- countermanded
- rolled back
- broke off
- wrote off
- surrendered
- held back
- gave up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- kept
- continued
- started
- promised
- began
- engaged
- initiated
- commenced
- pledged
- undertook
- took up
- took on
- animal flower
- animal glue
- animal heat
- animal husbandman
- animal husbandry
- animal hypnosis
- animal kingdom
- animal magnetism
- animal mechanics
- animal model
- animal mound
- animal oil
- animal pole
- animal rightist
- animal rights
- animal rouge
- animal size
- animal sizing
- animal soul
- animal spirit
- animal spirits
- animal starch
- animal step
- animal unit
- animal-sized