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scrap

/skɹæp/

noun

Meaning

  • A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.

    "I found a scrap of cloth to patch the hole."

  • (usually in the plural) Leftover food.

    "Give the scraps to the dogs and watch them fight."

  • The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.

    "pork scraps"

  • Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.

    "That car isn't good for anything but scrap."

  • (in the plural) A piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips.

  • A Hispanic criminal, especially a Mexican or one affiliated with the Norte gang.

  • A snare for catching birds.

verb

Meaning

  • To discard.

  • (of a project or plan) To stop working on indefinitely.

  • To scrapbook; to create scrapbooks.

  • To dispose of at a scrapyard.

  • To make into scrap.