scrap

/skɹæp/

noun

  1. 1

    A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.

    “I found a scrap of cloth to patch the hole.”
  2. 2

    (usually in the plural) Leftover food.

    “Give the scraps to the dogs and watch them fight.”
  3. 3

    The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.

    “pork scraps”
  4. 4

    Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.

    “That car isn't good for anything but scrap.”
  5. 5

    (in the plural) A piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips.

  6. 6

    A Hispanic criminal, especially a Mexican or one affiliated with the Norte gang.

  7. 7

    A snare for catching birds.

verb

  1. 1

    To discard.

  2. 2

    (of a project or plan) To stop working on indefinitely.

  3. 3

    To scrapbook; to create scrapbooks.

  4. 4

    To dispose of at a scrapyard.

  5. 5

    To make into scrap.

noun

  1. 1

    A fight, tussle, skirmish.

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

verb

  1. 1

    To fight

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