scrap

scrap
1 noun
1 PAPER/CLOTH (C) a small piece of paper, cloth etc
(+ of): He wrote his address on a scrap of paper and gave it to me. | a quilt made out of scraps of old fabric
2 OLD OBJECTS (U) materials or objects that are no longer used for the purpose they were made for, but can be used again in another way: The car was eventually sold for scrap. | scrap metal (=metal from old cars, machines etc that is melted and used again)
3 FOOD scraps (plural) pieces of food that are left after you have finished eating: They fed the dog on scraps.
4 INFORMATION (C) a small piece of information, truth etc
(+ of): There wasn't a single scrap of evidence to connect him with the murder. | scraps of news
5 not make a scrap of difference informal to not change a situation at all: Nothing I said made a scrap of difference.
6 FIGHT (C) informal a short fight or argument: The girls have scraps over their toys sometimes, but nothing serious.
2 verb scrapped, scrapping
1 (T) to decide not to use a plan or system because it is not practical: We've decided to scrap the whole idea of renting a car.
2 (T) to get rid of an old machine, vehicle etc, and use its parts in some other way: The navy's biggest aircraft carrier is being scrapped this year.
3 (I) informal to have a short fight or argument

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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