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
scrapping 1 of 3
noun
as in removal
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless the scrapping of the park's last horse-drawn carriage marks the end of an era Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- removal
- dumping
- disposal
- junking
- discarding
- destruction
- demolition
- jettison
- throwing away
- riddance
- clearing
- clearance
- disposition
- decimation
- demolishment
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- collection
- acquisition
- gathering
- accumulation
- deposit
- acquirement
scrapping
2 of 3verb (1)
as in bickering
to express different opinions about something often angrily the young couple often scrapped about money and their very disparate spending habits Synonyms & Similar Words
- bickering
- fighting
- arguing
- quarreling
- brawling
- clashing
- wrangling
- squabbling
- debating
- quarrelling
- spatting
- hassling
- discussing
- disputing
- argufying
- rowing
- quibbling
- altercating
- tiffing
- falling out
- brabbling
- contesting
- controverting
- butting heads
- locking horns
- bandying words
- jarring
- contending
- tangling
- challenging
- protesting
- mixing it up
- kicking
- daring
- objecting
- fussing
- defying
- nitpicking
- considering
- caviling
- cavilling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- getting along
- coexisting
- agreeing
- accepting
- consenting
- concurring
- assenting
scrapping
3 of 3verb (2)
1
as in dumping
to get rid of as useless or unwanted we've decided to scrap the second car Synonyms & Similar Words
- dumping
- ditching
- discarding
- unloading
- losing
- junking
- abandoning
- removing
- jettisoning
- tossing
- rejecting
- shedding
- chucking
- eliminating
- exorcising
- deep-sixing
- throwing away
- abolishing
- cashiering
- disposing of
- dismissing
- eighty-sixing
- throwing out
- forsaking
- laying by
- exorcizing
- setting aside
- sluffing (off)
- 86ing
- pitching
- deserting
- flinging (off or away)
- abdicating
- shucking (off)
- casting (off)
- sloughing (off)
- eradicating
- expunging
- liquidating
- kicking out
- exterminating
- annihilating
- wiping out
- extinguishing
- extirpating
- stamping (out)
- rooting (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- adopting
- using
- embracing
- utilizing
- employing
- keeping
- retaining
- holding
- taking on
- holding back
2
as in abandoning
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
- abandoning
- canceling
- cancelling
- revoking
- repealing
- scrubbing
- aborting
- rescinding
- dropping
- recalling
- withdrawing
- reversing
- calling
- suspending
- ending
- stopping
- halting
- calling off
- terminating
- invalidating
- nullifying
- retracting
- crying off
- annulling
- abrogating
- interrupting
- discontinuing
- relinquishing
- voiding
- recanting
- taking back
- writing off
- rolling back
- countermanding
- surrendering
- breaking off
- holding back
- giving up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- keeping
- continuing
- starting
- engaging
- beginning
- promising
- initiating
- commencing
- pledging
- undertaking
- taking up
- taking on