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scrap 1
(skrăp)n.
1. A small piece or bit; a fragment.
2. scraps Leftover bits of food.
3. Discarded waste material, especially metal suitable for reprocessing.
4. scraps Crisp pieces of rendered animal fat; cracklings.
tr.v. scrapped, scrap·ping, scraps
1. To break down into parts for disposal or salvage: scrap an old stove.
2. To discard or abandon as useless; cancel: scrap a plan.
scrap 2
(skrăp)intr.v. scrapped, scrap·ping, scraps
To fight, usually with the fists.
n.
A fight or scuffle. See Synonyms at brawl.
[Perhaps variant of scrape.]
scrap′per n.
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scrap
(skræp)n
1. a small piece of something larger; fragment
2. an extract from something written
3. (Metallurgy)
a. waste material or used articles, esp metal, often collected and reprocessed
b. (as modifier): scrap iron.
4. (plural) pieces of discarded food
vb (tr) , scraps, scrapping or scrapped
5. to make into scrap
6. to discard as useless
[C14: from Old Norse skrap; see scrape]
scrap
(skræp)n
a fight or argument
vb, scraps, scrapping or scrapped
(intr) to quarrel or fight
[C17: perhaps from scrape]
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scrap1
(skræp)n., adj., v. scrapped, scrap•ping. n.
1. a small piece or portion; fragment.
2. scraps,
a. bits of food, esp. of leftover food.
b. the remains of animal fat after the oil has been tried out.
3. a detached piece of something written or printed: scraps of poetry.
4. discarded or leftover material that can be reused in some way, as metal that can be melted and reworked.
adj. 5. consisting of scraps or scrap.
6. discarded or left over.
v.t. 7. to make into scrap; break up.
8. to discard as useless or worthless.
[1350–1400; Middle English scrappe (n.) < Old Norse skrap, derivative of skrapa to scrape]
scrap2
(skræp)n., v. scrapped, scrap•ping. Informal. n.
1. a fight or quarrel.
v.i. 2. to engage in a fight or quarrel.
[1670–80]
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scrap
- mammock - A scrap, shred, or piece that is torn or broken off.
- riffraff - Rif/riff, "spoil, strip," and raf, "carry off," combined as rif et raf in French, then went to English as riff and raff, "everything, every scrap," and then riffraff.
- scrip - Can be a scrap of paper with writing on it.
- tatter - A scrap of cloth, from Old Norse totrar, "rags"; often used as tatters.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
Scrap(s)
a bit or fragment.Examples: scrap of a thunderous epic, 1847; of evidence, 1868; of knowledge, 1879; of learning; of news; of paper, 1726; of supper, 1761; of time, 1767; of other folks’ wit, 1700.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
scrap
Past participle: scrapped
Gerund: scrapping
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| Noun | 1. |  scrap - a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"fragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock" matchwood - fragments of wood; "it was smashed into matchwood" scurf - (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts |
| 2. |  scrap - worthless material that is to be disposed ofwaste, waste material, waste matter, waste product - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers" scrap metal - discarded metal suitable for reprocessing; "he finally sold the car for scrap metal" debris, detritus, junk, rubble, dust - the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up litter - rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places) | |
| 3. | scrap - a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used; "she jotted it on a scrap of paper"; "there was not a scrap left" piece - a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence" | |
| 4. |  scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"gunfight, gunplay, shootout - a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten conflict, struggle, battle - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" close-quarter fighting - hand-to-hand fighting at close quarters dogfight - a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling) fencing - the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules) in-fighting - conflict between members of the same organization (usually concealed from outsiders) set-to - a brief but vigorous fight shock, impact - the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle" affaire d'honneur, duel - a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head" free-for-all, brawl - a noisy fight in a crowd gang fight, rumble - a fight between rival gangs of adolescents single combat - a fight between two people; "in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat" | |
| Verb | 1. |  scrap - dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer" |
| 2. |  scrap - have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"brawl, wrangle - to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street" spat - engage in a brief and petty quarrel polemicise, polemicize, polemise, polemize - engage in a controversy; "The two historians polemicized for years" fall out - have a breach in relations; "We fell out over a trivial question" | |
| 3. | scrap - make into scrap or refuse; "scrap the old airplane and sell the parts" convert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers" |
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scrap
1noun
plural noun
verb
1. get rid of, drop, abandon, shed, break up, ditch (slang), junk (informal), chuck (informal), discard, write off, demolish, trash (slang), dispense with, jettison, toss out, throw on the scrapheap, throw away or out We should scrap nuclear and chemical weapons.
get rid of bring back, reinstate, re-establish, return, recall, restore, reinstall
get rid of bring back, reinstate, re-establish, return, recall, restore, reinstall
scrap
2 (Informal)noun
verb
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
scrap 1
nounverb
To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example:
Slang: ditch.
scrap 2
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Translations
شِجار، مُشاجَرَهعِرَاكفَضَلات الطَّعامقُصاصَة وَرَققِطْعَةٌ صَغِيرَة
šrotútržekvyřaditkousekopustit
stumpskrotteslagsmålslåskassere
heittää roskiinpalanenriita
komadićotkazatisvađa
átökbrotajárnhenda; hætta viîleifarslást
けんか小片廃棄する
싸움조각폐기하다
aizsviestatliekasatteikties nocīniņšgabaliņš
odpísaťšrotšrotový
koščekostankistaro železo
bitgrälgräla
เศษชิ้นเล็กชิ้นน้อยการต่อสู้ยกเลิก
cuộc cãi lộnhủy bỏmảnh nhỏ
scrap
1 [skræp]A. N
1. (= small piece) → pedacito m; [of newspaper] → recorte m; [of material] → retal m, retazo m (fig) → pizca f
it's a scrap of comfort → es una migaja de consolación
a scrap of conversation → un fragmento de conversación
a few scraps of news → unos fragmentos de noticias
there is not a scrap of truth in it → no hay ni un ápice de verdad en eso, no tiene nada de cierto
not a scrap of proof → ni la más mínima prueba
not a scrap of use → sin utilidad alguna
not a scrap! → ¡ni pizca!, ¡en absoluto!
a scrap of paper → un trocito de papel
it's a scrap of comfort → es una migaja de consolación
a scrap of conversation → un fragmento de conversación
a few scraps of news → unos fragmentos de noticias
there is not a scrap of truth in it → no hay ni un ápice de verdad en eso, no tiene nada de cierto
not a scrap of proof → ni la más mínima prueba
not a scrap of use → sin utilidad alguna
not a scrap! → ¡ni pizca!, ¡en absoluto!
a scrap of paper → un trocito de papel
B. VT [+ car, ship etc] → chatarrear, convertir en chatarra; [+ old equipment etc] → tirar; [+ idea, plan etc] → desechar, descartar
we had to scrap that idea → tuvimos que descartar or desechar esa idea
in the end the plan was scrapped → al final se desechó or se descartó el plan
we had to scrap that idea → tuvimos que descartar or desechar esa idea
in the end the plan was scrapped → al final se desechó or se descartó el plan
C. CPD scrap dealer N → chatarrero/a m/f
scrap heap N → montón m de desechos
this is for the scrap heap → esto es para tirar
to throw sth on the scrap heap (fig) → desechar or descartar algo
I was thrown on the scrap heap at the age of 50 → me dieron la patada cuando tenía 50 años
workers are being thrown on the scrap heap → los obreros van al basurero
to be on the scrap heap [person] → no tener nada a que agarrarse
he ended up on the scrap heap → se quedó sin nada a que agarrarse
scrap iron N → chatarra f, hierro m viejo
scrap merchant N → chatarrero/a m/f
scrap metal N → chatarra f
scrap paper N → pedazos mpl de papel suelto (que se utilizan para borrador)
scrap value N → valor m como chatarra
its scrap value is £30 → como chatarra vale 30 libras
scrap yard N → chatarrería f; (for cars) → cementerio m de coches
scrap heap N → montón m de desechos
this is for the scrap heap → esto es para tirar
to throw sth on the scrap heap (fig) → desechar or descartar algo
I was thrown on the scrap heap at the age of 50 → me dieron la patada cuando tenía 50 años
workers are being thrown on the scrap heap → los obreros van al basurero
to be on the scrap heap [person] → no tener nada a que agarrarse
he ended up on the scrap heap → se quedó sin nada a que agarrarse
scrap iron N → chatarra f, hierro m viejo
scrap merchant N → chatarrero/a m/f
scrap metal N → chatarra f
scrap paper N → pedazos mpl de papel suelto (que se utilizan para borrador)
scrap value N → valor m como chatarra
its scrap value is £30 → como chatarra vale 30 libras
scrap yard N → chatarrería f; (for cars) → cementerio m de coches
scrap
2 [skræp]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
scrap
[ˈskræp] n
[information, data, news, conversation] → bribe f
They needed every scrap of help they could get
BUT Ils avaient besoin de toute l'aide qu'ils pourraient trouver.
There's not a scrap of evidence
BUT Il n'y a pas l'ombre d'une preuve.
It wouldn't make a scrap of difference
BUT Cela ne ferait pas la moindre différence.
They needed every scrap of help they could get
BUT Ils avaient besoin de toute l'aide qu'ils pourraient trouver.
There's not a scrap of evidence
BUT Il n'y a pas l'ombre d'une preuve.
It wouldn't make a scrap of difference
BUT Cela ne ferait pas la moindre différence.
vt
[+ plan, project, idea, law, deal] → abandonner
In the end the plan was scrapped → Finalement le projet a été abandonné. scraps
In the end the plan was scrapped → Finalement le projet a été abandonné. scraps
npl (= leftover food) → restes mpl
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
scrap
:scrapbook
n → Sammelalbum nt
scrap car
n → Altauto nt, → Schrottauto nt
scrap dealer
n → Altwarenhändler(in) m(f); (in metal) → Schrotthändler(in), Altmetallhändler(in) m(f)
scrap
:scrap iron
n → Alteisen nt
scrap merchant
n → Schrotthändler(in) m(f)
scrap
1n
(= small piece) → Stückchen nt; (fig) → bisschen no pl; (of papers, conversation, news) → Fetzen m; (of truth) → Fünkchen nt, → Spur f; (of poetry) → Fragment nt; there isn’t a scrap of food in the house → es ist überhaupt nichts zu essen or kein Bissen zu essen im Haus; his few scraps of German → seine paar Brocken Deutsch; his few scraps of knowledge → das bisschen Wissen, das er hat; a few scraps of information → ein paar magere Auskünfte; it’s a scrap of comfort → es ist wenigstens ein kleiner Trost; not a scrap! → nicht die Spur!; not a scrap of evidence → nicht der geringste Beweis; he was not a scrap of help → er war überhaupt keine Hilfe, er war nicht die geringste Hilfe
(usu pl: = leftover) → Rest m
(= waste material) → Altmaterial nt, → Altwaren pl; (= metal) → Schrott m; (= paper) → Altpapier nt; these bits are scrap → diese Sachen werden nicht mehr gebraucht; are these notes scrap? → können die Notizen weggeworfen werden?; to sell a ship for scrap → ein Schiff als Schrott or zum Verschrotten verkaufen; what is your car worth as scrap? → wie hoch ist der Schrottwert Ihres Autos?
vt car, ship etc → verschrotten; furniture, clothes → ausrangieren; idea, plan etc → fallen lassen; piece of work → wegwerfen; scrap that (inf: = forget it) → vergiss es!
scrap
2 (inf)n → Balgerei f; (verbal) → Streiterei f; to get into or have a scrap with somebody → mit jdm in die Wolle geraten (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
scrap
1 [skræp]1. n
a. (small piece) → pezzo, pezzetto (fig) (of truth) → briciolo
a scrap of conversation → un frammento di conversazione
there's not a scrap of proof → non c'è la benché minima prova
it's not a scrap of use → non serve a un bel niente
a scrap of conversation → un frammento di conversazione
there's not a scrap of proof → non c'è la benché minima prova
it's not a scrap of use → non serve a un bel niente
b. scraps npl (left-overs) → avanzi mpl
scrap
2 [skræp] (fam)2. vi to scrap (with sb) → bisticciare or azzuffarsi (con qn)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
scrap1
(skrӕp) noun1. a small piece or fragment. a scrap of paper.
2. (usually in plural) a piece of food left over after a meal. They gave the scraps to the dog.
3. waste articles that are only valuable for the material they contain. The old car was sold as scrap; (also adjective) scrap metal.
4. a picture etc for sticking into a scrapbook.
verb – past tense, past participle scrapped – to discard. They scapped the old television set; She decided to scrap the whole plan.
ˈscrappy adjective made up of bits and pieces. a scrappy meal.
ˈscrappily adverbˈscrappiness noun
ˈscrapbook noun
a book with blank pages on which to stick pictures etc. The actor kept a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings about his career.
scrap heap a heap of waste material, unwanted objects etc.
scrap2
(skrӕp) noun a fight. He tore his jacket in a scrap with another boy.
verb – past tense, past participle scrapped – to fight. The dogs were scrapping over a bone.
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scrap
→ عِرَاك, قِطْعَةٌ صَغِيرَة, يُلْغي hádka, kousek, vyřadit klammeri, skrotte, stump Schrott, Stückchen, verschrotten αχρηστεύω, κομματάκι, τσακωμός bronca, desguazar, pedazo heittää roskiin, palanen, riita bagarre, bout, jeter komadić, otkazati, svađa demolire, litigio, pezzetto けんか, 小片, 廃棄する 싸움, 조각, 폐기하다 annuleren, ruzie, stukje bit, sammenstøt, skrote bójka, drobina, przeznaczyć na złom cancelar, pedacinho, pedaço, rixa выбрасывать, кусок, перебранка bit, gräl, gräla เศษชิ้นเล็กชิ้นน้อย, การต่อสู้, ยกเลิก atmak, kavga, parça cuộc cãi lộn, hủy bỏ, mảnh nhỏ 争吵, 废弃, 碎屑Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009