scrap
1
[ skrap ]
/ skræp /
noun
adjective
verb (used with object), scrapped, scrap·ping.
to make into scraps or scrap; break up: to scrap old cars.
to discard as useless, worthless, or ineffective: He urged that we scrap the old method of teaching mathematics.
Origin of scrap
1OTHER WORDS FROM scrap
scrap·ping·ly, adverbWords nearby scrap
scrambler,
scramjet,
scran,
scrannel,
scranton,
scrap,
scrap heap,
scrap iron,
scrapbook,
scrape,
scrape in
Definition for scrap (2 of 2)
scrap
2
[ skrap ]
/ skræp /
noun
a fight or quarrel: She got into a scrap with her in-laws.
verb (used without object), scrapped, scrap·ping.
to engage in a fight or quarrel.
Origin of scrap
2
First recorded in 1670–80; variant of
scrape
British Dictionary definitions for scrap (1 of 2)
scrap
1
/ (skræp) /
noun
a small piece of something larger; fragment
an extract from something written
- waste material or used articles, esp metal, often collected and reprocessed
- (as modifier)scrap iron
(plural)
pieces of discarded food
verb scraps, scrapping or scrapped (tr)
to make into scrap
to discard as useless
Word Origin for scrap
C14: from Old Norse
skrap; see
scrape
British Dictionary definitions for scrap (2 of 2)
scrap
2
/ (skræp) informal /
noun
a fight or argument
verb scraps, scrapping or scrapped
(intr)
to quarrel or fight
Word Origin for scrap
C17: perhaps from
scrape