Scrap

Definitions

1. A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
   countable, uncountable
2. A fight, tussle, skirmish.
3. The smallest amount.
   countable, uncountable
4. Leftover food.
   countable, plural-normally, uncountable
5. The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.
   countable, uncountable
6. Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.
   uncountable
7. A piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips.
   UK, countable, in-plural, uncountable
8. Loose-leaf tobacco of a low grade, such as sweepings left over from handling higher grades.
   uncountable
9. A Hispanic criminal, especially a Mexican or one affiliated with the Sureno gang.
   countable, ethnic, offensive, slur, uncountable
10. A snare for catching birds.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

30 more languages

العربيةالنفايةخردةشجارفتةنبذيتخلى+ 3 more

Bosanskirisašrottrunkaломтрункашрот+ 3 more

Catalàabandonardeixardesballestardescartarferrallatreure+ 3 more

Češtinašrotútržek

Ελληνικάκάθαρμασκραπ

فارسیقراضه

Suomihylätälätkänahinanahistellanujakkarepalerisaromuromuttaatapella+ 7 more

Gàidhligbuineag

עבריתגזירגרוטאה

हिन्दीकबाड़खंडपारचा

Hrvatskirisašrottrunkaломтрункашрот+ 3 more

Հայերենջարդոն

Bahasa Indonesiacarikankeping

Italianobuttare viaferragliarottamaresmaltire+ 1 more

日本語スクラップ切り抜き切れ端屑屑鉄廃物鉄屑+ 4 more

ქართულიჯართი

한국어스크랩

Latviešustrēmele

മലയാളംആക്രി

Nederlandsoudroestschrappenschroot

Polskibójkafarfocelskrawekszmelcwycinekwyrzucaćwyrzucićzłom+ 5 more

Portuguêsjogar forasucata

Românăaruncafier vechi

Русскийжеле́зный ломломметаллоломсписатьсписыватьутильутильсырьё+ 4 more

සිංහලතුණ්ඩුව

Српскиrisašrottrunkaломтрункашрот+ 3 more

Svenskaskrot

Türkçehurda

Українськабрухткусокломметалобрухт+ 1 more

Tiếng Việtnhôm nhựaphế liệurẻove chai+ 1 more

Examples

“I found a scrap of cloth to patch the hole.”

“I have⟳ no materials — not a scrap.”

“I don't care a scrap.”

““I don't mind⟳ anything. I don't mind⟳ your being technically German a scrap. All I think⟳ is that it was a little—well, perhaps a little excessive to marry⟳ another German when you had done it once already. […]””

“Give⟳ the scraps to the animals: any meat to the dogs, and the rest⟳ to the hogs.”

“pork scraps”

“That car isn't good for anything but scrap.”

““We need⟳ a set⟳ of wheels to carry⟳ out this plan⟳ of yours.” “Queenie?” “We need⟳ her now more than ever.” “Will she still be in the field where we left her?” “No, no, no. The fuzz will have⟳ towed her away by now.” “Where will she be, then?” “They will have⟳ sold the old girl off for scrap.””

“We got in a little scrap over who should pay⟳ the bill.”

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