scrap

scrap¹ [skræp] n

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1¦(paper/cloth)¦

2¦(old objects)¦

3¦(food)¦

4¦(information)¦

5¦(fight)¦

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[Sense: 1-4; Date: 1300-1400; : Old Norse; Origin: skrap 'scraps']

[Sense: 5; Date: 1600-1700; Origin: Perhaps from scrape]

1.) ¦(PAPER/CLOTH)¦

a small piece of paper, cloth etc

scrap of

▪ He wrote his address on a scrap of paper.

▪ a rug made out of old scraps of material

2.) ¦(OLD OBJECTS)¦[U]

materials or objects that are no longer used for the purpose they were made for, but can be used again in another way

▪ The equipment was sold for scrap .

▪ Scrap metal (=metal from old cars, machines etc) fetched high prices after the war.

3.) ¦(FOOD)¦

scraps [plural]

pieces of food that are left after you have finished eating

▪ My mother fed the dog on scraps to save money.

table/kitchen scraps

AmE

4.) ¦(INFORMATION)¦

a small amount of information, truth etc

scrap of

▪ He obtained every scrap of information available.

▪ There isn't a single scrap of evidence.

5.) ¦(FIGHT)¦ informal

a short fight or argument

▪ He's always getting into scraps with other dogs.

scrap ²

scrap² v past tense and past participle scrapped present participle scrapping

1.) [T]

to decide not to use a plan or system because it is not practical

▪ We believe that car tax should be scrapped.

2.) [T]

to get rid of an old machine, vehicle etc, and use its parts in some other way

▪ The navy's biggest aircraft carrier is being scrapped this year.

3.) [i]informal

to have a short fight