scrap

scrap
scrap1
noun
1》 a small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used.
    ↘(scraps) bits of uneaten food left after a meal.
2》 material, especially metal, discarded for reprocessing.
verb (scraps, scrapping, scrapped)
1》 remove (an old or redundant vehicle, vessel, or machine) from use or service, especially so as to convert it to scrap metal.
2》 abolish or cancel (a plan, policy, or law).
Origin
ME: from ON skrap 'scraps'; related to skrapa 'to scrape'.
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scrap2
informal
noun a fight or quarrel, especially a minor or spontaneous one.
verb (scraps, scrapping, scrapped) engage in a minor fight or quarrel.
↘compete fiercely.
Derivatives
scrapper noun
Origin
C17 (asnoun in the sense 'sinister plot, scheme'): perh. from scrape.

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