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scrap

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Synonyms: crap, scrag, strap, scrip, scram, scraw, scran, scrat, scray, scap, shrap

Antonyms: crap, scrag, strap, scrip, scram, scraw, scran, scrat, scray, scap, shrap

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Noun

  1. A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
    • I found a scrap of cloth to patch the hole.
    • I don't care a scrap.
  2. The smallest amount.
    • I don't care a scrap.
  3. Leftover food.
    • Give the scraps to the animals: any meat to the dogs, and the rest to the hogs.
  4. The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.
    • pork scraps
  5. Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.English Wikipedia has an article on:scrap [4]Wikipedia .mw-parser-output .interproject-box{font-size:90%;width:250px;padding:5px;text-align:left;background:var(--wikt-palette-paleblue,#f9f9f9);border:var(--border-color-base,#aaa)1px solid;display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .interproject-box-logo{min-width:44px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .interproject-box>div:first-child{float:none!important;flex:none}.mw-parser-output .interproject-box>div:nth-child(2){margin-left:0.55em!important}body.skin-vector:not(.skin-vector-2022) .mw-parser-output .interproject-box .vector-hide{display:none}body.skin-vector:not(.skin-vector-2022) .mw-parser-output .interproject-box .vector-inline-block{display:inline-block;margin-left:0!important}@media screen and (max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output .interproject-box{box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.5;width:100%;max-width:100%;padding:6px}}
    • That car isn't good for anything but scrap.
  6. A piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips.
  7. Loose-leaf tobacco of a low grade, such as sweepings left over from handling higher grades.
  8. A Hispanic criminal, especially a Mexican or one affiliated with the Sureno gang.
  9. A snare for catching birds.

Verb

  1. To discard; to get rid of.
  2. To stop working on (a project or plan) indefinitely.
  3. To scrapbook; to create scrapbooks.
  4. To dispose of at a scrapyard.
  5. To make into scrap.

Noun

  1. A fight, tussle, skirmish.
    • We got in a little scrap over who should pay the bill.

Verb

  1. to fight

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