scrap
[noun]
Synonyms:
- piece, bit, crumb, fragment, grain, morsel, part, particle, portion, sliver, snippet
- waste, junk, off cuts
- scraps: leftovers, bits, leavings, remains
[verb]
Synonyms:
- discard, abandon, ditch (slang), drop, jettison, throw away or out, write off
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(Informal)
[noun]
Synonyms:
- fight, argument, battle, disagreement, dispute, quarrel, row, squabble, wrangle
[verb]
Synonyms:
- fight, argue, row, squabble, wrangle

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Related Idioms: consign to the scrap heap
Related Words: chip, cutting, scrappage, waste

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English Thesaurus: piece, bit, lump, scrap, strip, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. scrap¹ /skræp/ noun
[Sense 1-4: Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old Norse; Origin: skrap 'scraps']
[Sense 5: Date: 1600-1700; Origin: Perhaps from scrape]

1. PAPER/CLOTH [countable] a small piece of paper, cloth etc
scrap of
He wrote his address on a scrap of paper.
a rug made out of old scraps of material

2. OLD OBJECTS [uncountable] materials or objects that are no longer used for the purpose they were made for, but can be used again in another way:
The equipment was sold for scrap.
Scrap metal (=metal from old cars, machines etc) fetched high prices after the war.

3. FOOD scraps [plural] pieces of food that are left after you have finished eating:
My mother fed the dog on scraps to save money.
table/kitchen scraps American English

4. INFORMATION [countable] a small amount of information, truth etc
scrap of
He obtained every scrap of information available.
There isn’t a single scrap of evidence.

5. FIGHT [countable] informal a short fight or argument:
He’s always getting into scraps with other dogs.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. scrap² verb (past tense and past participle scrapped, present participle scrapping)

1. [transitive] to decide not to use a plan or system because it is not practical:
We believe that car tax should be scrapped.

2. [transitive] to get rid of an old machine, vehicle etc, and use its parts in some other way:
Two aircraft carriers are being scrapped this year.

3. [intransitive] informal to have a short fight

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

scrap
noun
I. small piece or amount
ADJ. little She scribbled the address on a little scrap of paper.
food The pigs are fed on food scraps.
PREP. ~ of Every scrap of land in the town has been built on.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

scrap
II. recyclable items or material
QUANT. piece
VERB + SCRAP sell sth for The engine has been sold for scrap.
collect
SCRAP + NOUN iron, material, metal, paper, etc. | heap, yard (also scrapyard) My first computer has been consigned to the scrap heap.
dealer, merchant | value Police estimate the scrap value of the lead at around £8,000.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

scrap
III. fight
VERB + SCRAP get into, have
PREP. in a/the ~ He looks like he's been in a scrap.
~ with He had a bit of a scrap with the boy next door.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

piece an amount of something that has been cut or separated from the main part:
Could I have another piece of cake?
a piece of broken glass
Emma cut the pie into eight pieces.
bit a piece. Bit is more informal than piece and is often used about smaller pieces:
The notes were written on bits of paper.
He threw a bit of wood onto the fire.
lump a small piece of something solid or firm that does not have a regular shape:
two lumps of sugar
a lump of coal
a lump of clay
scrap a small piece of paper, cloth etc that is no longer needed:
I wrote the phone number on a scrap of paper.
The dog was eating scraps of food off the floor.
strip a long narrow piece of cloth, paper etc:
a strip of cloth
The leather had been cut into strips.
sheet a thin flat piece of something such as paper, glass, or metal:
a blank sheet of paper
a sheet of aluminium
slice a thin flat piece of bread, cake, meat etc cut from a larger piece:
a slice of pizza
Cut the tomatoes into thin slices.
chunk a piece of something solid that does not have a regular shape – used especially about food, rock, or metal:
The fruit was cut into large chunks.
a chunk of bread
hunk a large piece with rough edges, which has been cut or has broken off a bigger piece of food, rock etc:
a big hunk of cheese
hunks of concrete
block a piece of something solid, which has straight sides:
concrete blocks
a block of cheese
a block of ice
slab a thick flat piece of stone, or of cake, meat etc:
The floor had been made from stone slabs.
a slab of beef
cube a piece that has six square sides – used especially about food:
a cube of sugar
ice cubes
wedge a piece that has a thick end and a pointed end, and is shaped like a triangle – used especially about food and metal:
a wedge of cheese
bar a block of soap, chocolate, candy, or metal, which has straight sides:
a chocolate bar
a bar of soap
gold bars worth more than £26 million
rasher British English a slice of bacon:
I usually have two rashers of bacon for breakfast.
cut to divide something into two or more pieces, especially using a knife or scissors:
Do you want me to cut the cake?
He cut off the lower branches.
snip to quickly cut something, especially using scissors:
I snipped the label off.
The hairdresser snipped away at her hair.
slit to make a long narrow cut through something, especially using a knife:
He slit the envelope open with a penknife.
She slit through the plastic covering.
slash to cut something quickly and violently with a knife, making a long thin cut:
Someone had slashed the tyres on his car.
He tried to slash his wrists.
saw to cut wood, using a saw (=a tool with a row of sharp points):
Saw the wood to the correct length.
chop to cut wood, vegetables, or meat into pieces:
Bill was outside chopping up firewood with an axe.
They chopped down the old tree.
finely chopped onion
dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces:
First dice the apple into cubes.
grate to cut cheese or a hard vegetable by rubbing it against a special tool:
Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the vegetables.
peel to cut the outside part off something such as a potato or apple:
I peeled the potatoes and put them in a saucepan.
carve to cut thin pieces from a large piece of meat:
Uncle Ray carved the turkey.
mow to cut the grass in a garden, park etc:
A gardener was mowing the lawn.
trim (also clip) to cut a small amount off something, especially to make it look neater:
He was trimming his beard.
Trim the excess fat off the meat.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

piece an amount of something that has been cut or separated from the main part:
Could I have another piece of cake?
a piece of broken glass
Emma cut the pie into eight pieces.
bit a piece. Bit is more informal than piece and is often used about smaller pieces:
The notes were written on bits of paper.
He threw a bit of wood onto the fire.
lump a small piece of something solid or firm that does not have a regular shape:
two lumps of sugar
a lump of coal
a lump of clay
scrap a small piece of paper, cloth etc that is no longer needed:
I wrote the phone number on a scrap of paper.
The dog was eating scraps of food off the floor.
strip a long narrow piece of cloth, paper etc:
a strip of cloth
The leather had been cut into strips.
sheet a thin flat piece of something such as paper, glass, or metal:
a blank sheet of paper
a sheet of aluminium
slice a thin flat piece of bread, cake, meat etc cut from a larger piece:
a slice of pizza
Cut the tomatoes into thin slices.
chunk a piece of something solid that does not have a regular shape – used especially about food, rock, or metal:
The fruit was cut into large chunks.
a chunk of bread
hunk a large piece with rough edges, which has been cut or has broken off a bigger piece of food, rock etc:
a big hunk of cheese
hunks of concrete
block a piece of something solid, which has straight sides:
concrete blocks
a block of cheese
a block of ice
slab a thick flat piece of stone, or of cake, meat etc:
The floor had been made from stone slabs.
a slab of beef
cube a piece that has six square sides – used especially about food:
a cube of sugar
ice cubes
wedge a piece that has a thick end and a pointed end, and is shaped like a triangle – used especially about food and metal:
a wedge of cheese
bar a block of soap, chocolate, candy, or metal, which has straight sides:
a chocolate bar
a bar of soap
gold bars worth more than £26 million
rasher British English a slice of bacon:
I usually have two rashers of bacon for breakfast.
fragment a small piece that has broken off something, especially something hard:
The window shattered, covering them with fragments of glass.
They found fragments of bone.
crumb a very small piece of bread, cake etc:
There were just a few crumbs left on the plate.
speck a piece of something such as dirt or dust which is so small you almost cannot see it:
She brushed the specks of dust from the table.
drop a very small amount of a liquid:
There were drops of blood on the floor.
I felt a drop of rain.
slab of rock/stone/meat

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