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scrap

noun verb

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
S
Ends with
P
Contains
CR
Scrabble score
9
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Definitions

noun

  1. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

    “a fight broke out at the hockey game”

noun

  1. a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used

    “she jotted it on a scrap of paper”

noun

  1. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

    “a bit of rock caught him in the eye”

noun

  1. worthless material that is to be disposed of

verb

  1. make into scrap or refuse

    “scrap the old airplane and sell the parts”

verb

  1. have a disagreement over something

    “We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America”

verb

  1. dispose of (something useless or old)

    “trash these old chairs”

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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

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