noun
scrap
SKRAP
noun
1
A small leftover piece or fragment of something.
"She jotted the number on a scrap of paper."
"Not a scrap of evidence was found."
2
Discarded material, especially metal, kept for reuse or recycling.
"He sold the old car for scrap."
3
An informal fight or scuffle.
"The two brothers got into a scrap over the remote."
verb
1
To abandon or discard a plan, project, or object.
"They scrapped the merger after the board objected."
"The old ferry was scrapped last year."
How to Use Scrap
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small fragment or leftover, discarded material for reuse, to abandon a plan, or an informal fight.
Common pairings
scrap metal
scrap the plan
a scrap of paper
get into a scrap
Word Forms
scrapped past tense, scrapped past tense, scraps plural, scraps plural, scraps singular, scraps singular
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Etymology
From Old Norse skrap, related to a verb meaning \"to scrape or scratch.\"