English dictionary
scrap
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
noun
- a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used
noun
- a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
noun
- worthless material that is to be disposed of
verb
- make into scrap or refuse
verb
- have a disagreement over something
verb
- dispose of (something useless or old)
Example sentences
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