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
scraps 1 of 4
noun (1)
1
as in remainders
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
- remainders
- remnants
- leftovers
- pieces
- oddments
- leavings
- stubs
- ends
- fragments
- scrapings
- rests
- slivers
- pickings
- fag ends
- residues
- remains
- ribbons
- stumps
- chips
- residuals
- refuses
- vestiges
- shreds
- splinters
- flakes
- tatters
- balances
- odds and ends
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- wholes
2
as in fragments
a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete a scrap of paper fluttered to the floor Synonyms & Similar Words
- fragments
- pieces
- bits
- fractions
- remnants
- slivers
- shards
- portions
- leftovers
- shreds
- tatters
- clippings
- crumbs
- chips
- splinters
- remainders
- sections
- snippets
- stubs
- oddments
- segments
- flakes
- shavings
- flecks
- specks
- patches
- grains
- molecules
- particles
- snips
- atoms
- morsels
- parings
- granules
- nuggets
- cantles
- shivers
- dribbles
- motes
- scruples
- ends
- shatters
- flyspecks
- nubbins
- tittles
3
as in bits
a very small piece brushed away a scrap of lint Synonyms & Similar Words
- bits
- specks
- snippets
- flecks
- crumbs
- particles
- patches
- slivers
- grains
- mouthfuls
- fragments
- molecules
- snips
- morsels
- licks
- nuggets
- atoms
- bites
- granules
- dribbles
- drops
- motes
- flyspecks
- shreds
- scruples
- nubbins
- traces
- whispers
- clippings
- fractions
- dashes
- shards
- portions
- sections
- parts
- nibbles
- tidbits
- pinches
- nutshells
- tittles
- touches
- chips
- jots
- splinters
- driblets
- tastes
- streaks
- ounces
- dabs
- shavings
- halfpence
- flakes
- smidgens
- titbits
- whits
- smidges
- spots
- halfpennies
- mites
- iotas
- smidgeons
- suspicions
- kennings
- smatters
- parings
- ha'pennies
- minims
- aces
- modicums
- strains
- smidgins
- haets
- shivers
- smithereens
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- chunks
- slabs
- piles
- lumps
- quantities
- hunks
- gobs
- loads
- stacks
- masses
- heaps
- buckets
- bushels
- mountains
- pots
- barrels
- deals
- volumes
- rafts
- abundances
- wads
- scads
- pecks
- profusions
- wealths
scraps
2 of 4noun (2)
1
as in fights
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions the state legislature's annual scrap over the budget Synonyms & Similar Words
- fights
- disputes
- altercations
- arguments
- disagreements
- quarrels
- bickers
- controversies
- brawls
- squabbles
- rows
- spats
- rhubarbs
- misunderstandings
- skirmishes
- wrangles
- disputations
- tiffs
- imbroglios
- cross fires
- falling-outs
- feuds
- battle royales
- clashes
- battles royal
- tangles
- set-tos
- kickups
- battles royale
- donnybrooks
- argle-bargles
- differences
- debates
- battle royals
- tussles
- contretemps
- argy-bargies
- logomachies
- fallings-out
- protests
- contentions
- attacks
- protestations
- vendettas
- objections
- hassles
- dissentions
- fisticuffs
- frays
- catfights
- run-ins
- mêlées
- melees
- dissensions
- fusses
- fracases
- affrays
- fracas
- free-for-alls
2
as in skirmishes
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups several drunken revelers were involved in a scrap outside of the nightclub Synonyms & Similar Words
- fights
- skirmishes
- battles
- clashes
- struggles
- frays
- tussles
- scuffles
- brawls
- contests
- dustups
- confrontations
- altercations
- conflicts
- fracases
- duels
- quarrels
- scrimmages
- combats
- fracas
- blows
- rows
- tangles
- disputes
- pitched battles
- fistfights
- squabbles
- scrums
- spats
- broils
- punch-outs
- fisticuffs
- battle royales
- battles royal
- hassles
- battles royale
- melees
- rough-and-tumbles
- mêlées
- arguments
- donnybrooks
- wrangles
- disagreements
- tiffs
- ruckuses
- battle royals
- cross fires
- affrays
- jousts
- grapples
- slugfests
- controversies
- catfights
- falling-outs
- punch-ups
- kickups
- misunderstandings
- argle-bargles
- contretemps
- ructions
- free-for-alls
- handgrips
- mix-ups
- argy-bargies
- fallings-out
- face-offs
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- truces
scraps
3 of 4verb (1)
as in bickers
to express different opinions about something often angrily the young couple often scrapped about money and their very disparate spending habits Synonyms & Similar Words
- bickers
- fights
- quarrels
- rows
- jars
- squabbles
- spats
- clashes
- brawls
- disputes
- argues
- wrangles
- tiffs
- locks horns
- brabbles
- debates
- butts heads
- falls out
- altercates
- quibbles
- controverts
- objects
- bandies words
- argufies
- contests
- hassles
- tangles
- mixes it up
- challenges
- discusses
- dares
- protests
- cavils
- contends
- kicks
- nitpicks
- fusses
- defies
- considers
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- accepts
- coexists
- consents
- agrees
- gets along
- concurs
- assents
scraps
4 of 4verb (2)
1
as in discards
to get rid of as useless or unwanted we've decided to scrap the second car Synonyms & Similar Words
- discards
- dumps
- ditches
- unloads
- loses
- sheds
- junks
- chucks
- tosses
- rejects
- abandons
- throws away
- jettisons
- sets aside
- disposes of
- removes
- exorcises
- lays by
- cashiers
- throws out
- exorcizes
- eighty-sixes
- deep-sixes
- sluffs (off)
- pitches
- sloughs (off)
- deserts
- eliminates
- flings (off or away)
- casts (off)
- 86es
- dismisses
- kicks out
- shucks (off)
- forsakes
- abdicates
- wipes out
- abolishes
- exterminates
- expunges
- extirpates
- eradicates
- liquidates
- annihilates
- extinguishes
- stamps (out)
- roots (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- uses
- adopts
- takes on
- embraces
- utilizes
- employs
- holds
- keeps
- retains
- holds back
2
as in abandons
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
- abandons
- scrubs
- cancels
- aborts
- recalls
- calls off
- calls
- revokes
- repeals
- drops
- withdraws
- ends
- voids
- cries off
- rescinds
- halts
- stops
- reverses
- rolls back
- retracts
- writes off
- suspends
- interrupts
- breaks off
- nullifies
- recants
- invalidates
- annuls
- terminates
- takes back
- abrogates
- holds back
- relinquishes
- countermands
- discontinues
- surrenders
- gives up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- continues
- keeps
- promises
- starts
- engages
- pledges
- begins
- initiates
- commences
- takes on
- takes up
- undertakes