SCRAP(VERB)|Definition and Meaning of Scrap by Learn English

Definition:

Noun:

1. A broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete.
2. An unused or unwanted piece of or item, typically of small size or value.

VERB:

• To express different opinions about something often angrily.

Synonyms(Noun):

Tatter, Shred, Fragment, End, Fag end, Leftover, Oddment, Splinter ribbon, Piece, Remainder, Remnant, Stub, Leavings, Odds and ends, Pickings, Refuse, Remains, Residual, Residue, Scraping(s), Stump, Vestige, Balance, Rest, Chip, Flake, Bit, Fraction, Fragment, Cantle, Shatter, Shiver, Silver, Iota, Jot, Modicum, Nutshell, Ounce, Pinch, Smatter, Smidgen, Strain, Streak, Nibble, Tidbit, Portion, Section, Smithereens, Debris, Dreck, Dust, Effluvium, Garbage, Junk, Litter, Riffraff, Rubbish, Spilth, Trash, Truck, Waste.

Synonyms(Verb):

Altercate, Argue, Argufy, Bicker, Brabble, Brawl, Controvert, Dispute, Fallout, Fight, Hassle, Jar, Quarrel, Quibble, Row, Spat, Squabble, Tiff, Wrangle, Challenge, Dare, Defy, Clash, Contend, Contest, Tangle, Cavil, Fuss, Nitpick, Consider, Debate, Discuss, Kick, Object, Protest, Confront, Wrangle, Conflict, Skirmish, Catfight, Duel, Face-off, Slugfest, Joust, Argle-bargle, Feud.

Antonyms(Noun):

Whole, Chunk, Gob, Hunk, Lump, Slab, Abundance, Barrel, Bucket, Bushel, Deal, Heaps, Loads, Mass, Mountain, Peck, Pile, Pot, Profusion, Quantity, Raft, Scads, Stack, Volume, Wad, Wealth, Catch, Gem, Goody, Jewel, Pearl, Plum, Prize, Treasure, Valuable, Treasure trove, Booty, Trove, Find, Salvage, Lot.

Antonyms(Verb):

Compatibility, Miss, Agree, Nonoperational, Little, Orderly, Keep, Agreement, Make peace, Defend, Victory, Spiritless, Succeed, Understate, Inhale, Harmony, Calm, Peace, Reconciliation, Order, Quiet, Accord, Surrender, Tranquility, Concord, Calmness, Armistice, Sameness, Concurrence, Likeness, Happiness, Similarity, Praise, Compromise, Sanction, Approval, Harmonize, Stillness, Forgiveness, Propitiation, Unity, Amicability Appeasement, Solidarity, Togetherness, Fellowship, Friendship, Good relations, Stability, Non-aggression, Non-violence, Understanding, Truce, Resolution, Entente, Pact, Convenient.

Idioms related to Scrap:

1. Lock horns
2. Ged rid of
3. Be at loggerheads
4. Cross swords
5. Odds and ends
6. Cast doubt on
7. Declare war
8. Drop in the bucket
9. Knock (something) on the head
10. Fight like cat and dog
11. Chicken feed
12. Bone of contention
13. Take up arms against
14. War of words
15. Show (someone) the door

Examples of Scrap in Sentences:

1. Do you think it’s god idea to feed your dog table scraps?
2. Please get me a scrap of paper.
3. I think we should scrap this plan.
4. The room was littered with scraps of paper.
5. There isn’t a scrap of food in the refrigerator.
6. I wrote down his phone number on a scrap of paper.
7. The government plans to scrap some of the older plans.
8. Let’s scrap everything and start over again with a clean slate.
9. The young couple often scrapped about money and their very disparate spending habits.
10. Only a scrap of silk was left on the sewing table after they had finished the project.
11. A scrap of paper fluttered to the floor.
12. The rest of this stuff is just scrap, so sweep it up and throw it away.
13. Several drunken revelers were involved in a scrap outside of the nightclub.
14. We scrapped our plans to go to Paris, and set out the next day to Prague.
15. The seamstress saves every tiny scrap of fabric, even if she knows it is too small to be used.

Origin and Etymology of Scrap:

“small piece,” late 14c., from Old Norse skrap “scraps, trifles,” from skrapa “to scrape, scratch, cut”. Meaning “remains of metal produced after rolling or casting” is from 1790. Scrap iron first recorded in 1794.