scrap

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A (small) piece

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

   • I found a scrap of cloth to patch the hole.
   • I have no materials — not a scrap.
2. 2

   Leftover food.

   • Give the scraps to the animals: any meat to the dogs, and the rest to the hogs.
3. 3

   The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.

   • pork scraps
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   1. 4

      Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent…

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

      • That car isn't good for anything but scrap.
   2. 5

      A piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips.

   3. 6

      Loose-leaf tobacco of a low grade, such as sweepings left over from handling higher…

      Loose-leaf tobacco of a low grade, such as sweepings left over from handling higher grades.

   4. 7

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

   5. 8

      A snare for catching birds.

   6. 9

      To discard

      To discard; to get rid of.

      • The party plans to scrap the military-drafted constitution, and bring the army's many business interests under the Ministry of Finance.
      • "The wire is probably at the station." "True; you said 10.45. Well, what do you propose doing now?" "Scrapping all our arrangements and recovering the papers without arresting Slater."
   7. 10

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

   8. 11

      To scrapbook

      To scrapbook; to create scrapbooks.

   9. 12

      To dispose of at a scrapyard.

      • Northern made much of the scrapping of the first of the Pacers (142005), and to date 35 of its Class 142s have been scrapped, with a further 11 off-lease at Gascoigne Wood.
   10. 13

       To make into scrap.

   11. 14

       A fight, tussle, skirmish.

       • We got in a little scrap over who should pay the bill.
   12. 15

       to fight

       • Oh yeah! Keep it spicy! You know I love a good tussle, Gonzales! Keep on scrappin', son! 'Course, it ain't gonna do you much good in the end.

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