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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 has monetary value, especially recovered metals, and non-metallic materials are also recovered for recycling.
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Scrap (noun)
A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
“I found a scrap of cloth to patch the hole.”
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Scrap (noun)
Leftover food.
“Give the scraps to the dogs and watch them fight.”
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Scrap (noun)
The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.
“pork scraps”
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Scrap (noun)
Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.scrap [4]
“That car isn’t good for anything but scrap.”
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Scrap (noun)
A Hispanic criminal, especially a Mexican or one affiliated with the Norte gang.
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Scrap (noun)
A fight, tussle, skirmish.
“We got in a little scrap over who should pay the bill.”
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Scrap (verb)
To discard.
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Scrap (verb)
To stop working on indefinitely.
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Scrap (verb)
To scrapbook; to create scrapbooks.
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Scrap (verb)
To dispose of at a scrapyard.
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Scrap (verb)
To make into scrap.
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Scrap (verb)
to fight
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Scrape (verb)
To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.
“She scraped her fingernails across the blackboard, making a shrill sound.”
“She scraped the blackboard with her fingernails.”
“Her fingernails scraped across the blackboard.”
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Scrape (verb)
To remove (something) by drawing an object along in this manner.
“Scrape the chewing gum off with a knife.”
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Scrape (verb)
To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.
“She tripped on a rock and scraped her knee.”
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Scrape (verb)
To barely manage to achieve.
“I scraped a pass in the exam.”
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Scrape (verb)
To collect or gather, especially without regard to the quality of what is chosen.
“Just use whatever you can scrape together.”
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Scrape (verb)
To extract data by automated means from a format not intended to be machine-readable, such as a screenshot or a formatted web page.
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Scrape (verb)
To occupy oneself with getting laboriously.
“He scraped and saved until he became rich.”
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Scrape (verb)
To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or similar instrument.
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Scrape (verb)
To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow.
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Scrape (verb)
To express disapprobation of (a play, etc.) or to silence (a speaker) by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; usually with down.
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Scrape (noun)
A broad, shallow injury left by scraping (rather than a cut or a scratch).
“He fell on the sidewalk and got a scrape on his knee.”
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Scrape (noun)
A fight, especially a fistfight without weapons.
“He got in a scrape with the school bully.”
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Scrape (noun)
An awkward set of circumstances.
“I’m in a bit of a scrape — I’ve no money to buy my wife a birthday present.”
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Scrape (noun)
A D and C or abortion; or, a miscarriage.
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Scrape (noun)
A shallow depression used by ground birds as a nest; a nest scrape.
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Scrape (noun)
A shallow pit dug as a hideout.
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Scrap (noun)
a small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used
“scraps of information”
“I scribbled her address on a scrap of paper”
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Scrap (noun)
bits of uneaten food left after a meal
“he filled Sammy’s bowls with fresh water and scraps”
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Scrap (noun)
used to emphasize the lack or smallness of something
“there was not a scrap of aggression in him”
“every scrap of green land is up for grabs by development”
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Scrap (noun)
a small person or animal, especially one regarded with affection or sympathy
“poor little scrap, she’s too hot in that tight coat”
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Scrap (noun)
a particularly small thing of its kind
“she was wearing a short black skirt and a tiny scrap of a top”
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Scrap (noun)
discarded metal for reprocessing
“the steamer was eventually sold for scrap”
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Scrap (noun)
any waste articles or discarded material
“we’re burning scrap lumber”
“he painted scenes on cardboard shirt boxes and other scrap material”
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Scrap (noun)
a fight or quarrel, especially a minor or spontaneous one
“he had several minor scraps with the army authorities”
“they were involved in a goalmouth scrap and a player was sent off”
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Scrap (verb)
discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal
“a bold decision was taken to scrap existing plant”
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Scrap (verb)
abolish or cancel (a plan, policy, or law)
“he supports the idea that road tax should be scrapped”
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Scrap (verb)
engage in a minor fight or quarrel
“the older boys started scrapping with me”
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Scrap (verb)
compete fiercely
“the two drivers scrapped for the lead”