scrap
skrap
- n a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
- n worthless material that is to be disposed of
- n a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used
she jotted it on a scrap of paper
there was not a scrap left - n the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap - v dispose of (something useless or old)
scrap your old computer - v have a disagreement over something
These two fellows are always scrapping over something - v make into scrap or refuse
scrap the old airplane and sell the parts
- The steel industry's insatiable appetite for scrap was suddenly sated.
- Deep-green San Francisco isn't the only city to offer curbside food-scrap recycling.
- Everybody agrees that the scrap situation is serious, and at last men are making vigorousif still unsuccessfulefforts to cope with it.