scrap

I UK [skræp] / US noun
Word forms "scrap":
singular scrap plural scraps
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1) [countable] a small piece of something such as paper or cloth

scrap of:

Messages were written on scraps of paper.

a) [countable] a small piece of something such as information or knowledge

scrap of:

Every scrap of evidence has to be investigated.

a few scraps of dialogue

b) scraps

[plural] small amounts of food that are left after a meal

2) [uncountable] old metal or paper that can be used again after going through a special process

scrap iron

a scrap dealer/merchant

sell something for scrap:

The car was sold for scrap.

3) [countable] informal a small fight or argument

4) [countable] British informal a very small thin person, often a child

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- not make a scrap of difference

II UK [skræp] / US verb
Word forms "scrap":
present tense I/you/we/they scrap he/she/it scraps present participle scrapping past tense scrapped past participle scrapped

1)

a) [transitive] informal to decide not to continue with something such as a plan or an event

There were political problems and the idea was eventually scrapped.

The trip was scrapped because of a lack of support.

b) to get rid of something

There is talk of scrapping the age limit altogether.

2) [transitive] to take an old machine or vehicle apart and throw away all the parts that cannot be used

3) [intransitive] informal to have a small fight or argument