Meaning of Scrap | Babel Free

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

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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