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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