scraps Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
    food waste; refuse; garbage.
  2. noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
    bit; fleck; chip; flake; scrap.
    • a bit of rock caught him in the eye
  3. noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
    scrap; trash; rubbish.
  4. noun a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used
    scrap.
    • she jotted it on a scrap of paper
    • there was not a scrap left
  5. noun the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
    scrap; combat; fighting; fight.
    • a fight broke out at the hockey game
    • there was fighting in the streets
    • the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap
  6. verb dispose of (something useless or old)
    junk; trash; scrap.
    • trash these old chairs
    • junk an old car
    • scrap your old computer
  7. verb have a disagreement over something
    argufy; altercate; scrap; dispute; quarrel.
    • We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America
    • These two fellows are always scrapping over something
  8. verb make into scrap or refuse
    scrap.
    • scrap the old airplane and sell the parts

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