SCRAP

Scrap

Scrap consists of recyclable materials left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials. Unlike waste, scrap can have significant monetary value.

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scrap

Noun

  1. A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
    I found a scrap of cloth to patch the hole.
  2. Leftover food.
    Give the scraps to the dogs and watch them fight.
  3. Discarded material (especially metal), junk.
    That car isn't good for anything but scrap.
  4. A Hispanic criminal, especially a Mexican or one affiliated to the Norte gang.
  5. The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.
    pork scraps

Noun (etymology 2)

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

Verb

  1. To discard.
  2. To stop working on indefinitely.
  3. To scrapbook; to create scrapbooks.
  4. To dispose of at a scrapyard.
  5. To make into scrap.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. to fight


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