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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SCRAP, n. [from scrape.]
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.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap]
2: worthless material that is to be disposed of [syn: rubbish, trash, scrap]
3: 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"
4: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" [syn: fight, fighting, combat, scrap] v
1: dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer" [syn: trash, junk, scrap]
2: have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something" [syn: quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate]
3: make into scrap or refuse; "scrap the old airplane and sell the parts"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skrap scraps; akin to Old Norse skrapa to scrape Date: 14th century 1. plural fragments of discarded or leftover food 2. a. a small detached piece <a scrap of paper> b. a fragment of something written, printed, or spoken <scraps of conversation> c. the least bit <not a scrap of evidence> 3. plural cracklings 4. a. fragments of stock removed in manufacturing b. manufactured articles or parts rejected or discarded and useful only as material for reprocessing; especially waste and discarded metal II. transitive verb (scrapped; scrapping) Date: circa 1891 1. to convert into scrap 2. to abandon or get rid of as no longer of enough worth or effectiveness to retain <scrap outworn methods> Synonyms: see discard III. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1846 fight IV. intransitive verb (scrapped; scrapping) Date: circa 1874 quarrel, fight

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. & v. --n. 1 a small detached piece; a fragment or remnant. 2 rubbish or waste material. 3 an extract or cutting from something written or printed. 4 discarded metal for reprocessing (often attrib.: scrap metal). 5 (with neg.) the smallest piece or amount (not a scrap of food left). 6 (in pl.) a odds and ends. b bits of uneaten food. 7 (in sing or pl.) a residuum of melted fat or of fish with the oil expressed. --v.tr. (scrapped, scrapping) discard as useless. Phrases and idioms: scrap heap 1 a pile of scrap materials. 2 a state of uselessness. scrap merchant a dealer in scrap. Etymology: ME f. ON skrap, rel. to skrapa SCRAPE 2. n. & v. colloq. --n. a fight or rough quarrel, esp. a spontaneous one. --v.tr. (scrapped, scrapping) (often foll. by with) have a scrap. Derivatives: scrapper n. Etymology: perh. f. SCRAPE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Scrap Scrap (skr[a^]p), n. [OE. scrappe, fr. Icel. skrap trifle, cracking. See Scrape, v. t.] 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Shrap Shrap, Shrape Shrape, n. [Cf. Scrap, and Scrape.] A place baited with chaff to entice birds. [Written also scrap.] [Obs.] --Bp. Bedell.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(scraps, scrapping, scrapped) 1. A scrap of something is a very small piece or amount of it. A crumpled scrap of paper was found in her handbag... They need every scrap of information they can get. N-COUNT: usu N of n 2. Scraps are pieces of unwanted food which are thrown away or given to animals. ...the scraps from the Sunday dinner table. N-PLURAL 3. If you scrap something, you get rid of it or cancel it. (JOURNALISM or INFORMAL) President Hussein called on all countries in the Middle East to scrap nuclear or chemical weapons... VERB: V n 4. Scrap metal or paper is no longer wanted for its original purpose, but may have some other use. There's always tons of scrap paper in Dad's office. ADJ: ADJ n 5. Scrap is metal from old or damaged machinery or cars. Thousands of tanks, artillery pieces and armored vehicles will be cut up for scrap.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Fragment, bit, little piece, small part, scantling. 2. Crumb, morsel, bite, mouthful, bit, fragment.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

A villainous scheme or plan. He whiddles the whole scrap; he discovers the whole plan or scheme.

Moby Thesaurus

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