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scrap
The act of fighting; any contest or struggle
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noun
The act of fighting; any contest or struggle
“A fight broke out at the hockey game”
noun
A small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used
“She jotted it on a scrap of paper”
noun
A small fragment of something broken off from the whole
“A bit of rock caught him in the eye”
noun
Worthless material that is to be disposed of
verb
Make into scrap or refuse
“Scrap the old airplane and sell the parts”
verb
Have a disagreement over something
“We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America”
verb
Dispose of (something useless or old)
“Trash these old chairs”
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A fight broke out at the hockey game
There was fighting in the streets
The unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap
She jotted it on a scrap of paper
There was not a scrap left
A bit of rock caught him in the eye
Scrap the old airplane and sell the parts
We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America
These two fellows are always scrapping over something
Trash these old chairs
Junk an old car
Scrap your old computer
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