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scrap

/ scrap /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used
"she jotted it on a scrap of paper"
"there was not a scrap left"
Type of:
piece
verb Sense 2
make into scrap or refuse
"scrap the old airplane and sell the parts"
Type of:
convert
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 3
worthless material that is to be disposed of
Type of:
waste waste material waste matter
Kinds of:
scrap metal debris dust junk rubble
Derived:
trash junk
verb Sense 4
have a disagreement over something
"We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"
"These tewo fellows are always scrapping over something"
Type of:
argue contend debate
Kinds of:
brawl wrangle spat polemize polemise
Derived:
fight fighting combat combatant battler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
dispose of (something useless or old)
"trash these old chairs"
"junk an old car"
"scrap your old computer"
Type of:
discard fling toss
Derived:
rubbish trash debris dust junk
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 6
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
"a fight broke out at the hockey game"
"there was fighting in the streets"
"the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
Type of:
conflict struggle battle
Kinds of:
gunfight gunplay shootout brush clash
Derived:
quarrel dispute argufy altercate battle
noun Sense 7
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
"a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
Type of:
fragment
Kinds of:
matchwood scale scurf exfoliation splinter
Derived:
peel off peel flake off flake chip
Semantic Complexity
72%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
57
Times Searched
3
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piece convert waste waste material waste matter scrap metal debris dust junk rubble argue contend