scrap

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /skræp/

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• Rhymes: -æp

Etymology 1

Middle English scrappe, from Old Norse skrap, from skrapa (“to scrape, scratch”).

Noun

scrap (plural scraps)

1. A (small) leftover piece.

   I found a scrap of cloth to patch the hole.

2. (usually plural) Leftover food.

   Give the scraps to the dogs and watch them fight.

3. Discarded material (especially metal), junk.

   That car isn't good for anything but scrap.

Derived terms

terms derived from scrap (noun)

scrap paper scrapbook scrapheap

scrappy scrapyard

Translations

small leftover piece

Czech: útržek (cs) m. Dutch: restje (nl) n. Finnish: palanen (fi), tilkku (fi) German: das Stückchen, der Fetzen Italian: pezzo (it), frammento (it)

Portuguese: apara (pt) f. Russian: кусочек (ru) m., клочок (ru) m., обрывок (ru) m., лоскуток (ru) m. Scottish Gaelic: buineag (gd) f. Simplified Chinese: 碎片

leftover food

Czech: zbytky (cs) m. Finnish: pl. ruoantähteet (fi), tähteet (fi) German: pl. (Speise-) Reste Italian: avanzo (it)

Portuguese: restos (pt) m. pl. Russian: объедки Simplified Chinese: 残羹剩饭

discarded metal

Czech: šrot (cs) m. Finnish: romu (fi) (metal), pl. jätteet (fi) German: das Altmaterial, das Altmetall, der Schrott, der Abfall Italian: ferraglia (it)

Portuguese: sucata (pt) f. Russian: металлолом (ru) m. Simplified Chinese: 废物, 废弃物 Spanish: chatarra (es) f.

Verb

scrap (third-person singular simple present scraps, present participle scrapping, simple past and past participle scrapped)

1. to discard
2. to scrapbook; to create scrapbooks
3. to dispose at the scrapyard
4. to make into scrap

Derived terms

• scrapper

Translations

to discard

Arabic: يتخلى (ar), نبذ (ar) Finnish: romuttaa (fi), hylätä (fi)

German: wegwerfen (de), verschrotten (de) Simplified Chinese: 废弃

to dispose at the scrapyard

German: verschrotten (de), abwracken (de)

Spanish: desguazar (es), achatarrar (es)

Etymology 2

Unknown

Noun

scrap (plural scraps)

1. A fight, tussle, skirmish.

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

Translations

fight

Finnish: nujakka (fi), nahina (fi)

Simplified Chinese: 打架

Verb

scrap (third-person singular simple present scraps, present participle scrapping, simple past and past participle scrapped)

1. to fight

Translations

to fight

Arabic: شجار (ar)

Finnish: tapella (fi), nahistella (fi)

Anagrams

• carps, craps, RSPCA, scarp