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Webster 1913 Edition
Scrap
1.
Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
I have no materials – not a
scrap
. De Quincey.
2.
Specifically, a fragment of something written or printed; a brief excerpt; an unconnected extract.
3.
pl.
The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat;
as, pork
. scraps
4.
pl.
Same as
Scrap iron
, below. Scrap forgings
, forgings made from wrought iron scrap.
– Scrap iron
. (a)
Cuttings and waste pieces of wrought iron from which bar iron or forgings can be made; – called also
wrought-iron scrap
. (b)
Fragments of cast iron or defective castings suitable for remelting in the foundry; – called also
foundry scrap
, or cast scrap
.Webster 1828 Edition
Scrap
SCRAP
,Noun.
1.
A small piece; properly something scraped off, but used for any thing cut off; a fragment; a crumb; as scraps of meat.2.
A part; a detached piece; as scraps of history or poetry; scraps of antiquity; scraps of authors.3.
A small piece of paper. [If used for script, it is improper.]Definition 2024
scrap
scrap
English
Noun
scrap (plural scraps)
- A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
- De Quincey
- I have no materials — not a scrap.
- I found a scrap of cloth to patch the hole.
- De Quincey
- (usually in the plural) Leftover food.
- Give the scraps to the dogs and watch them fight.
- Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.
- That car isn't good for anything but scrap.
- (ethnic slur, offensive) A Hispanic criminal, especially a Mexican or one affiliated to the Norte gang.
- The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.
- pork scraps
Derived terms
terms derived from scrap (noun)
Translations
small leftover piece
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leftover food
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discarded metal
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Verb
scrap (third-person singular simple present scraps, present participle scrapping, simple past and past participle scrapped)
- (transitive) To discard.
- (transitive, of a project or plan) To stop working on indefinitely.
- (intransitive) To scrapbook; to create scrapbooks.
- (transitive) To dispose of at a scrapyard.
- (transitive) To make into scrap.
Derived terms
Translations
to discard
to dispose at the scrapyard
Etymology 2
Unknown
Noun
scrap (plural scraps)
Translations
fight
Verb
scrap (third-person singular simple present scraps, present participle scrapping, simple past and past participle scrapped)
- to fight
Translations
to fight
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