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schrappen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cancel verb To call off or stop something planned from happening.
  • scrap noun A small leftover piece or fragment of something.

Senses

schrappen is used for these senses in English:

  • cancel (transitive, mathematics) To remove a common factor from both the numerator and denominator of a fraction, or from both sides of an equation.
  • cross out (idiomatic, transitive) To strike out (something); to draw a line through (something).
  • scrap (transitive) To discard; to get rid of.

cancel — full definition

  1. verb To call off or stop something planned from happening.
  2. verb To make something officially invalid.
  3. verb In mathematics, to remove a common factor from both parts of a fraction or equation.
  4. verb Informally, to withdraw public support from someone over controversial behaviour.

scrap — full definition

  1. noun A small leftover piece or fragment of something.
  2. noun Discarded material, especially metal, kept for reuse or recycling.
  3. verb To abandon or discard a plan, project, or object.
  4. noun An informal fight or scuffle.

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